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Are top executives paid too much?

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La cuestión ética de si los altos ejecutivos reciben una remuneración excesiva
Las bonificaciones de los directores ejecutivos aumentaron del 20 al 30 por ciento incluso en empresas con menores ingresos, menores ganancias o despidos importantes
También se observan remuneraciones elevadas en empresas con resultados excelentes
Estas diferencias generan preguntas entre los inversionistas y otras personas interesadas
En 2000, los directores ejecutivos de las empresas estadounidenses más grandes ganaban 376 veces más que los trabajadores promedio
La brecha se redujo a 271 veces en 2016, pero siguió siendo superior a la proporción de 59 a 1 registrada en 1989
La Comisión de Bolsa y Valores exige divulgar todos los detalles de la remuneración ejecutiva en las empresas públicas
La divulgación incluye salarios, bonificaciones, pensiones, beneficios, opciones sobre acciones y paquetes de indemnización y jubilación
Algunos directores ejecutivos también cuestionan los niveles elevados de remuneración
Edgar Woolard Jr. sostiene que la remuneración ejecutiva está impulsada principalmente por encuestas de consultores externos

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"Ethics Activity Are top executives paid too much? A study of CEO compensation revealed that CEO bonuses rose considerably—from 20 percent to 30 percent—even at companies whose revenues or profits dropped or those that reported significant employee layoffs. Such high pay for CEOs at underperforming companies, as well as CEO compensation at companies with stellar results, has raised many questions from investors and others. The highest gap in pay was in 2000. CEO pay at the largest U.S. firms was 376 times higher than that of average workers. The gap has shrunk to only 271 times higher in 2016, but that is still a lot higher than the 59-to-1 ratio in 1989. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now requires public companies to disclose full details of executive compensation, including salaries, bonuses, pensions, benefits, stock options, and severance and retirement packages. Even some CEOs question the high levels of CEO pay. Edgar Woolard, Jr., former CEO and chairman of DuPont, thinks so. “CEO pay is driven today primarily by outside consultant surveys,” he says. Companies all want their 242 Chapter 6 Management and Leadership in Today's Organizations This OpenStax book is available for free at http://cnx.org/content/col25734/1.7"

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