The statistic shows the opinion of Americans about capping in the pay scale of CEOs in relation to average workers in the United States in 2015. In 2015, nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of Americans believed that there should be a maximum amount that CEOs should be paid relative to the average worker, regardless of the company and its performance.
Do you believe there is a maximum amount that a CEO should be paid relative to the average worker, no matter the company and its performance?
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Stanford University (Corporate Governance Research Initiative, & The Rock Center for Corporate Governance). (February 29, 2016). Do you believe there is a maximum amount that a CEO should be paid relative to the average worker, no matter the company and its performance? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/549609/public-opinion-in-capping-ceo-pay-in-the-us/
Stanford University (Corporate Governance Research Initiative, und The Rock Center for Corporate Governance). "Do you believe there is a maximum amount that a CEO should be paid relative to the average worker, no matter the company and its performance?." Chart. February 29, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549609/public-opinion-in-capping-ceo-pay-in-the-us/
Stanford University (Corporate Governance Research Initiative, The Rock Center for Corporate Governance). (2016). Do you believe there is a maximum amount that a CEO should be paid relative to the average worker, no matter the company and its performance?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549609/public-opinion-in-capping-ceo-pay-in-the-us/
Stanford University (Corporate Governance Research Initiative, and The Rock Center for Corporate Governance). "Do You Believe There Is a Maximum Amount That a Ceo Should Be Paid Relative to The Average Worker, No Matter The Company and Its Performance?." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549609/public-opinion-in-capping-ceo-pay-in-the-us/
Stanford University (Corporate Governance Research Initiative & The Rock Center for Corporate Governance), Do you believe there is a maximum amount that a CEO should be paid relative to the average worker, no matter the company and its performance? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549609/public-opinion-in-capping-ceo-pay-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Do you believe there is a maximum amount that a CEO should be paid relative to the average worker, no matter the company and its performance? [Graph], Stanford University (Corporate Governance Research Initiative, & The Rock Center for Corporate Governance), February 29, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/549609/public-opinion-in-capping-ceo-pay-in-the-us/
