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Don't Blame Your Company's Poor Performance on Its Industry

Harvard Business Review

It was just lousy timing if you happened to be in one of these industries, which were all in the bottom quartile of total shareholder returns (share price change plus dividends paid) in the 10 years through 2012. Indeed, our study shows that the biggest variations in TSR are not between industries but within them. Perhaps by a lot.

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Designing CEO Pay to Drive "Good" Behavior

Harvard Business Review

If CEOs are going to operate for stakeholder value — rather than just for shareholder value — then their pay ought to be structured in a way that supports them doing so. In Europe, that long-term incentive makes up roughly one-third of the pay. How can that be "bad"? The objective?

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