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Ceo Compensation

 

            
             It is a well-known fact that an abundant amount of money is made by many executives holding high positions in companies. Some, however, say that they do not deserve the amount of money that they are paid. They feel that for the amount of work that is done by these executives, their compensation is simply too high. Also, they believe that these over paid workers often do an insufficient job, while still managing to reap the benefits of being a top paid executive. While these are viable arguments against this issue, the other side of the spectrum shows that this is not usually so. There is an equal amount of evidence that suggests that executives, CEO's in particular, earn the compensation that they receive. .
             According to The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, CEO is defined as, the highest-ranking executive in a company or organization, responsible for carrying out the policies of the board of directors on a day-to-day basis. This explains why CEOs of major companies are under an extraordinary amount of pressure, but it only begins there. Many contributing factors play the role of making a CEOs job so intense. CEOs first and foremost responsibility is making sure that the company makes a sufficient profit. Few, if any other positions.
             put an employee in this harsh situation. They make crucial decisions everyday, most resulting in whether a company would prosper or not. Many of these top executives also had to work their way to the top of their business. These are not just jobs that they fell in over night, these CEOs usually have extensive business backgrounds. There are very few people qualified, to perform well in executive positions, thus making the ones that are, a commodity and justifying the high pay that they earn. When the public sees a salary that they consider to be too big; they are usually looking at it one sided. It is impossible to look at just the salary, without taking any other factors into consideration.


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