Tag: stock options

Do stock options affect consumer safety?

by Cydney Posner Yes, according to a new study, “Throwing Caution to the Wind: The Effect of C.E.O. Stock Option Pay on the Incidence of Product Safety Problems,”  from the University of Notre Dame, as reported in this NYT column by Gretchen Morgenson.   The study showed a correlation between […]

Will the new Coca-Cola equity plan guidelines become the “classic” model or just “new Coke”?

by Cydney Posner Coca-Cola’s decision to scale back the use of its equity compensation plan and adopt “equity stewardship guidelines” has certainly received a lot of press – for an equity plan, that is. (See for example, these pieces, in the WSJ, here and here, thecorporatecounsel.net blog, Reuters , Bloomberg, […]