The inter-relationship between financial characteristics of firms and CEO restricted stock units.

• Main Authors: Wee, Yuzhen., Ng, Sharon En Hui., Ong, Derrick Wei Qiang.
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Corporate finance
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48129
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper recognizes the rising popularity of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) as a long-term incentive tool in retaining competent and well-performing Chief Executive Officers. It strives to examine the influence of seven firm characteristics on firms’ decisions to award RSUs and if so, the quantum a...