Assessing the effect of executive stock option plans on agency costs and risk-taking behavior of managers in listed firms for the years 2002-2006

• Main Authors: Del Ayre, Kris Angeline, Guasa, Chino Paolo, Relucio, Caryl Bevvy, Tan, Maryrose Leigh Vy
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2008
• Subjects: Corporate governance > Philippines; Employee stock options > Philippines; Stock options > Philippines
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/7156
• Institution: De La Salle University

The design of compensation schemes has been a dominant approach in corporate institutions to remedy the agency problem. One particular incentive is executive stock option plans. Providing a direct link between realized compensation and company stock-price performance, stock options functions to miti...