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Equity Compensation can be an integral part of building and expanding your business, but it also can be daunting to determine what’s fair for both parties. Our guide will help you get started in the right direction and keep you current with the latest rules and legal regulations.

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How to Fix Oversize Executive Compensation

BusinessWeekA new study recommends a tweak to the Tax Code: Let companies deduct bonuses only if they give all their workers the same incentive packages

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CEO Equity Compensation Calculator

BSG Team VenturesA guide on how to establish fair market compensation when it comes to CEOs of privately held companies.

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How to Tie Equity Pay to Long-Term Performance

HBRIt's all very well to say, as do other participants in this debate, that companies must tie equity compensation to long-term shareholder value. The devil is in the details.

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When Executives Sell

Kellogg InsightsIt’s no secret that executives often sell substantial amounts of their equity holdings in their firm. This begs the question of how firms re-contract with executives after they sell these shares.

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A New Approach To Equity Compensation

InvestopediaInvestopedia explores the new accounting standard that requires companies to deduct the amount of share-based (equity) payment granted to their employees on an annual basis.

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Equity as Compensation

Inc.In this article, Inc. summarizes their top articles related to equity compensation.

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Shared Capitalism at Work

Employee Ownership, Profit and Gain Sharing, and Broad-based Stock Options

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Disclosure of Equity Compensation

Disclosure of Equity Compensation Plan Information from the SEC.

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Equity on Demand: The Netflix Approach to Compensation

Netflix adopted a series of unique employment practices that were meant to attract, retain, and motivate employees to make through the bubble in the late 1990s and beyond.

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Incentive Effects of Equity Compensation:  Employee‐level Evidence from Google

The authors examine whether differences in stock exposure motivate differences in performance using data from Google. 

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Equity Compensation at Private Firms: How to Compete for Executive Talent

This article summarizes how privately held companies can create long-term equity incentives for upper management while maintaining control over the ownership of the company.

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Executive Equity Compensation and Incentives: A Survey

In this survey, the auhors provide a synthesis of the major research findings, as well as the fundamental controversies and unresolved issues about equity incentive.

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Compensation and Conflicts of Interest

BLike his peers, compensation consultant George Paulin helps decide how much CEOs are paid. He explains why the advising process is being criticized

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