Preface
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER 1 Executive Compensation Framework
CHAPTER 2 Performance Measurements and Standards
CHAPTER 3 Current versus Deferred Compensation
CHAPTER 4 The Stakeholders
CHAPTER 5 Salary
CHAPTER 6 Employee Benefits and Perquisites
CHAPTER 7 Short-Term Incentives
CHAPTER 8 Long-Term Incentives
CHAPTER 9 Design and Communication Considerations
CHAPTER 10 The Board of Directors
CHAPTER 11 The Past, Present, and Future
CHAPTER 12 Summaries
Appendix A: Timeline of Events
Appendix B: U.S. Presidents
Appendix C: The Constitution of the United States of America
Appendix D: Amendments to the Constitution of
the United States of America
Appendix E: Selected Accounting Interpretations
Appendix F: Selected Laws
Appendix G: Selected Internal Revenue Code Sections
Appendix H: Selected Internal Revenue Rulings
Appendix I: Selected SEC Actions
Appendix J: Selected U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
Appendix K: Selected Books
Appendix L: Consumer Price Index
Appendix M: Dow Jones Industrial Averages
Appendix N: NASDAQ Averages
Appendix O: S&P 500 Averages
Appendix P: Social Security Tax Table
Appendix Q: Glossary
Index
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