Project Manager
Collin, Sven-OlofProject manager
Linnaeus UniversityAmount granted
774 200 SEKYear
2012
The project aims to identify and explain the level and form of board remuneration of listed companies and to study its possible effects on the company. While CEO remuneration has been studied extensively, both by researchers and by commentators, board remuneration has been ignored. Today, there are signs that remuneration is changing, perhaps as a result of the profound changes in the tasks of the board of directors since the early 1990s, and perhaps inspired by the US and the UK. It is therefore empirically, theoretically and practically relevant to conduct a survey today. Previous studies, mainly from the US and the UK, have not sought the experiences and thoughts of practitioners about remuneration, which is why our knowledge of Swedish remuneration is non-existent, and our theoretical knowledge has only been developed within theory and not with the help of practice. The method for the survey will therefore be to first gather insights from practice through interviews with board chairs, compensation committee chairs and reward consultants. Then the theory that will guide the mapping and the explanatory study will be developed. In doing so, I hope that the project will not only make an empirical and theoretical contribution, but also bring insights on board remuneration back into practice.