The Empirical Study of the Relationship between CEO Cash Compensation and CEO Power in American Companies
Dr. Yusuf Mohammed Nulla
Journal of Marketing Management, 1(1), pp. 01-12.

Abstract
This research study was conducted to understand the relationship between CEO cash compensation and CEO power in NYSE index companies. The study period chosen was from 2005 to 2010. The quantitative research method was used or this research study. The totaled of one hundred and twenty companies were chosen for sampling.The research question for this study was: is there a relationship between CEO cash compensation and CEO power?. Overall, most of the statistical results found to have the relationship between them. The correlations between CEO salary, bonus, CEO age, CEO shares outstanding, CEO shares value, CEO tenure, CEO turnover, 5 percent management ownership, and 5 percent individual/institutional, were found to be ranged from weak negative to weak positive ratios. In addition, group firm-sized effect have a positive effect on salary in contrary, negative effect on bonuss

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Nulla, Mohammed Dr. Yusuf. (2013). The Empirical Study of the Relationship between CEO Cash Compensation and CEO Power in American Companies. Journal of Marketing Management, 1(1), pp. 01-12.

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Dr. Yusuf Mohammed Nulla is currently associated with Ile a la Crosse School Board Division as Chief Financial Officer, and provide consulting on management and strategic projects. Have completed D.Phil. & Ph.D. with UGSM-Monarch Business School Switzerland and Univerisdad Azteca Mexico in 2013. Have obtained MSc (strategic management) in 2010 and MBA (business administration) from Heriot-Watt University, UK in 2007. My areas of expertise are in accounting and strategic management. Have over six years of college education experience in teaching and tutoring, financial and management accounting, and computerized accounting software courses. Have written twenty articles in the area of CEO compensation, firm performance, firm size, and corporate governance. In addition, have written a chapter for the book entitled “Theory and Practice of Directors’ Remuneration: New Fundamentals and Challenges”. Currently doing a research in the area of: i) the impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on Canadian public companies; and ii) corporate social responsibility and financial performance. My future research areas are: i) firm’s strategy and performance; ii) corporate strategy and CEO compensation; and iii) Chinese public company corporate strategic trends and performance.