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Abstract
This paper examines the effects of several factors, including performance, on attitudes toward high executive pay. We ask: would people agree on whether a CEO’s pay is too high or too low, fair or unfair, and right or wrong, if they could be more certain than typically possible regarding a CEO’s relevant contributions? Using data from a population-based survey experiment (N = 1,170), we find that the effects of a CEO’s inputs are small next to the effects of predispositions (e.g. core values people bring to the issue), with implications for how pay at the top is justified.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 631-655 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | Sociological Quarterly |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 5 Feb 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2020 |
Bibliographical note
This research was fully supported by an Early Career Scheme (ECS) grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China [Funding Reference No: LU 23601615].The authors wish to thank David B. Grusky, Michael J. Rosenfeld, Cristobal Young, Paul Sniderman, Michael Tomz, Michelle Jackson. A previous version of this paper was presented at the RC28 Summer meeting in Columbia University, New York.
Keywords
- Income inequality
- attitudes
- distributive justice
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Attitudes toward Top Incomes in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and the United States (香港,中國及美國民眾對當地最高收入的看法)
BURAK HO, B. E.
Research Grants Council (HKSAR)
1/01/16 → 31/10/17
Project: Grant Research
Research output
- 2 Scopus Citations
- 1 Presentation
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Attitudes toward executive pay : evidence from a survey experiment
BURAK HO, E. & CUMBERWORTH, E., 9 Aug 2017.Research output: Other Conference Contributions › Presentation