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Why is executive compensation considered an ethical issue?

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  • ¿Están los altos ejecutivos pagados en exceso?
  • Un estudio examinó la compensación de los directores ejecutivos.
  • Las bonificaciones de los directores ejecutivos aumentaron del 20 al 30 por ciento.
  • Las bonificaciones también aumentaron en empresas con menores ingresos, menores ganancias o despidos significativos.
  • La brecha salarial entre directores ejecutivos y trabajadores ha sido muy elevada.
  • En 2000, los directores ejecutivos de las empresas estadounidenses más grandes ganaban 376 veces más que los trabajadores promedio.
  • En 2016, la brecha se redujo a 271 veces, pero siguió superando ampliamente la proporción de 59 a 1 registrada en 1989.
  • La compensación elevada ha generado preguntas entre inversionistas y otras personas.
  • La SEC exige que las empresas públicas revelen todos los detalles de la compensación ejecutiva.
  • La información divulgada incluye salarios, bonificaciones, pensiones, beneficios, opciones sobre acciones y paquetes de indemnización y jubilación.
  • Incluso algunos directores ejecutivos cuestionan los altos niveles de remuneración.
  • Edgar Woolard Jr., exdirector ejecutivo y presidente de DuPont, afirma que las encuestas de consultores externos impulsan principalmente el pago de los directores ejecutivos.
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IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa · 2026-10-07-36573

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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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