UUM Electronic Theses and Dissertation
UUM ETD | Universiti Utara Malaysian Electronic Theses and Dissertation
FAQs | Feedback | Search Tips | Sitemap

The pay-performance relationship for Malaysian public listed firms

Fokkema, Itsanne (2015) The pay-performance relationship for Malaysian public listed firms. Masters thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia.

[thumbnail of s814853.pdf]
Preview
Text
s814853.pdf

Download (960kB) | Preview
[thumbnail of s814853_abstract.pdf]
Preview
Text
s814853_abstract.pdf

Download (489kB) | Preview

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the pay-performance relationship for Malaysian public listed firms. It is often argued whether executive compensation is positively linked to firm performance and for organizations it is hard to justify their compensation decisions. Therefore, this study can be useful for providing insights on this matter. The first part of this research theoretically examines how executive compensation is determined according to the Human Capital Theory, Agency Theory, and Managerial Power Theory and what the components are of executive compensation packages. Furthermore, it is theoretically examined what the determinants of firm performance are and what role human capital has in determining firm performance. Thereafter, it is empirically investigated by using the
Ordinary Least Squares Regression method whether executive compensation has a positive influence on firm performance while controlling for firm size and industry product as previous studies have found evidence for these being firm performance determinants. The sample of 90 Malaysian public listed firms has been manually
selected based on the availability of information in annual reports regarding
executive compensation. The empirical results have found a positive and significant relationship between executive compensation and firm performance in terms of return on equity. This study makes a significant contribution to the existing literature on the pay-performance relationship for Malaysian firms as little evidence has been found yet

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Supervisor : Abdul Majid, Abdul Halim
Item ID: 4626
Uncontrolled Keywords: Human Capital, executive compensation, firm performance, payperformance-relationship, Malaysia.
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce. > HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management. Employment
Divisions: Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
Date Deposited: 10 Jun 2015 09:51
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 06:59
Department: Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
Name: Abdul Majid, Abdul Halim
URI: https://etd.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/4626

Actions (login required)

View Item
View Item