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- 2000 Pay to Win Is a Winner!
- Great Reference Source
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2000 Pay To Win: How America's Successful Companies Pay Their Executives
James F. Reda ,
Jim McMahon , and
Eric Lane
Manufacturer: Harcourt Professional Publishing
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Book Description
This book provides numerous examples of successful and not-so-successful pay packages. In Chapter 7 you will find an illustration of how an investment analyst may view your company's pay practices. The illustration looks at an example of a poorly performing company that has unusually poor pay practices.
The approach of this book is that there is no best way to compensate a CEO. Rather, in the determination of CEO pay, the board should strive to tie the business strategy with the operations of the executive team to produce superior business results.
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2000 Pay to Win Is a Winner!.......2001-03-10
Every business leader or human resource executive can learn more about how the top companies reward their CEOs and other top executives. If they don't, they clearly should. And Pay toWin can help accelerate this learning process. James Reda and James McMahon, as expert analysts of how people are paid, provide us with an in-depth analysis of how the executives in the top-performing companies in America are paid.
This book slices and dices the total compensation of executives in such brand name companies as GE, Oracle, Sun, Wal-Mart, and Enron, to provide you with guidance and solid benchmarking information you can immediately apply to the situation in your company.
Reda and McMahon study everything from the written executive compensation strategies of these companies, to how they pay in terms of base pay, incentives, and equity compensation, and provide actual proxy analysis about what is going on in American's elite companies. They provide a computer disk that you can use to do your own analysis of the information-this is an important tool you can put to work with your executive team. But this book is more than just a compilation of practice information-the authors provide analysis and commentary about what typifies the top-performers and suggest how you might add value to your business from taking their expert advice.
Each company in the study is summarized in terms of the elements of compensation, the composition of their board compensation committee, how they target total compensation and the market, and how they measures executive performance at the organizational and individual executive level. Whether you are interested in a specific company, a number of key companies, or top performers in general, Pay to Win will get you on the proper track.
Chapter 1 - Overview of CEO Compensation Trends. Defines executive compensation, reviews current trends in executive compensation, suggests the examples set by successful companies, and reviews developments in executive compensation as well as reviews what the authors predict we can see ahead. Chapter 2 - Findings of the Study. Reviews how companies were selected, reviews the importance of benchmarking top company solutions, reviews why a CEO is important, discusses roles and goals of the board compensation committee, provides information on characteristics of executive incentives, and reviews strategies of important companies. Chapter 3 - Analysis of Findings. Addresses the elements of executive pay including base pay, annual incentives, total cash compensation, long-term incentives, stock ownership and employment agreements and change in control agreements.
Chapter 4 - Good Corporate Governance. Provides a primer on what constitutes good corporate governance and guides us in crating a CEO employment agreement. Chapter 5 - Designing a Pay Strategy. Guides readers on shareholder and finance considerations as well as stock ownership among CEOs. Chapter 6 - How Small and Mid-Sized Companies Can Use Winning Company Strategies. The authors advise us that top compensation strategies and solutions are not just for the top companies. Instead, they provide sage advice to us on how best to work best practices in your company whether large or small. Chapter 7 - Two Case Studies: How Leadership and Pay Practices Impact Company Performance. This chapter discusses practice at IBM and National Presto Industries, two vastly difference companies. It shows how top executive reward strategies can help companies meet their business goals.
Chapter 8 - Profiles of the 200 Best-Performing Companies. This chapter provides an analysis of executive pay on a company-by-company basis to let you do some digging into the information yourself. Pay to Win closes with information on professional and trade organizations and a list of periodicals. The computer disk adds value to the book and permits you to continue the executive compensation developmental process on your own.
The information provided by the authors of Pay to Win is factual and based on solid investigation. This book should be read by those planning compensation in their companies or anyone interested in how some of the best companies define the concept of "pay for performance" for their executive team. It is a helpful tool to both the novice executive compensation reviewer or to those with considerable knowledge and experience. It provides a ready source of information on how a bevy or executive reward tools are and can be used and gives expert advice to those seeking knowledge on techniques and approaches to rewarding critical business leaders. This book belongs on your bookshelf along with the top-selling pay and reward books published during the last few years.
Great Reference Source.......2001-02-26
Reda's book, 'Pay to Win,' combines compensation theory with an unprecedented review of actual CEO compensation arrangements. 'Pay to Win' is a 'must have' reference source for corporate counsel, directors and CEO's alike.
Great Book.......2001-02-26
'Pay to Win' captures the essence of successful CEO pay programs. Anyone who is interested in the details of top executive pay arrangements should read this book.
Essential Reference for Executive Compensation.......2000-07-17
I believe that Mr. Reda's book is an essential reference for all those involved in executive compensation. Not only does it present metrics of world-class companies, but it also gives good practical advice to be used in real world situations for companies of all sizes. The insights presented on corporate governance issues and strategies for increasing shareholder value are timely and sound.
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Wall Street brokerages are working hard these days to attract women investors. Publishers are, too. One of many recent titles on money management for women, Savvy Investing for Women is more informative than most. Marlene Jupiter, a former Wall Street derivatives trader, takes her subject and her readers seriously. The book provides a short course on economics, on portfolio diversification (jargon for "Don't put all your eggs in one basket"), and on the basics of buying stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. There's even a chapter on technical analysis, an abstruse topic neglected by most popular books but described by Jupiter with admirable clarity.
Customer Reviews:
Needed by everyone.......2005-12-04
This extraordiary explanation in simple yet amuzing anecdotes really shows how a complex issue about investing can be easily understandible. The title is misleading, I learned more from this book than all my Masters courses taken in finance. The explanations of the basic things to look for in stocks or bonds or reading the Investor's Business Daily or Wall Street Journal gave me a real insight to the most liquid stock market in the world. Stock picking is not an easy task, but when you read about the same fundamentals that are prevalent in the winners you have to take careful notice. I was turned on to this book and author by a heavy duty Hedge Fund Managing Director, and was fortunate enough to meet and greet this down to earth best selling author. I was quite impressed with her insight and depth of knowledge in subjects like derivatives, market trends for signs of Bull or Bear markets which she forecasted are coming in mid 2006. She said she is finishing a new book with up to date details and new subjects rarely touched upon like the OTC, Small Cap and Bulletin Boards stocks and Reverse Mergers. I cannot wait.
Savvy Investments for Women by Jupiter.......2004-03-11
This is an excellent investment guide for beginning investors.
It teaches how to develop investment intuition and savvy.
There is a practical component in the advice which tells
the buyer/investor to beware (Caveat Emptor). The author cites
important investment vehicles; such as, the "Investor's Business
Daily" which points toward important trends in the market.
The book stresses the need to look at multiple criteria for
investing to include:
o growth stocks and industries
o capitalization
o revenue growth rates
o price/earnings ratios
o the management team
o treatment of employees
o underwriter representation
o financial analyst track records
The work discusses all-important mutual fund fee structures,
the benefits and pitfalls of derivatives and a whole host of
investments too numerous to list here.
Numerous risks are cited including systematic market risk,
inflation, interest rate fluctuations and consumer credit.
The book is well worth the price for a beginning investor.
The title is misleading........1999-01-10
The title is misleading; this book is NOT only for women. This book contains solid investment advice from someone who's "been there and done it", who has worked her way up from being a secretary to being a vice president and became a millionaire along the way. A lot of men can learn from her.
Not too technical, not too preachy either!.......1998-07-02
Unlike most financial books available, this book gives concrete real-life examples that make sense. The examples actually stay with you after you've put the book down. For those who are afraid of the math involved, don't be. She breaks it all down into pieces you can grasp. I may not remember everything she said, but I feel much more comfortable thinking about and looking at financial papers and investments now.
Average customer rating:
- A good start for academics
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Social and Ethical Effects of the Computer Revolution
Manufacturer: McFarland & Company
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ASIN: 0786402059 |
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Written by many of the leading experts in the new field of computer ethics, these articles examine the key issues. The work is divided into six sections: Introduction; Education; Ethics, Technology and Value; Software Reliability and Computer Security; The Professions and Workplace Issues; and Artificial Intelligence and Cyberspace. Designed as both a textbook and a lay guide, the book provides a good understanding of the relationship between ethics and information technology.
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A good start for academics.......2002-09-04
The growth of the computer industry has been truly amazing. Nonexistent forty years ago, the computer seems to be here to stay and to become a part of our lives just as television, radio, and the automobile did before it in this century, and as the plow, the wheel, and the tool did in prehistory. Each of these is a tool, a method by which humans perform work, whether it be an interaction with the environment or each other. As each basic tool has been introduced, society and culture have been irrevocably changed. In every case, the tool is just a tool; how humans use it determines whether it is beneficial or detrimental to society. Sociologists are only now turning their gaze at this newest tool in our culture, trying to determine its impacts on existing structures and helping to formulate guidelines for future development and use. Recently published by McFarland & Company is a collection of papers on this subject entitled Social and Ethical Effects of the Computer Revolution, edited by Joseph Migga Kizza.
I'm not going to try and fool you into thinking this is entertaining reading, although some of you might find it so. Kizza and his contributors are academics who are both avidly interested in the subject, yet also writing for publication. Some of the articles here suffer the usual problems of academic writing: belaboring the obvious, repetitious, lecturing rather than discussing, and the inevitable "more research will be needed." For readers willing to persevere, however, there are some jewels hidden here. First off, skip "The Development of the 'Killer Robot' and Professor Cleareye, Outstanding Teacher Award Recipient" by Richard Gary Epstein, even though it looks to have potential. You are better off not having to suffer the poorly written fiction describing Professor Cleareye; Epstein may be an excellect computer studies teacher, but I wouldn't take a class in creative writing from him. Do, however, take a dive into "The Internet and Ethics: Dilemma and Decisions for Institutions of Higher Education," a study by B.C. Chic Day and Pat C. Day that describes their study of a hypothetical study viewing pornography on the Internet using university resources. Their findings illustrate that, while most students understand the ethics of the situation, a firm policy regarding the university's actions in this event are required by both new and older students. Similar in nature is the study by Andrew B. Morris ("Effective Information Management: A Question of Ethics?"), worthwhile reading for Information Technology managers having to deal with fresh college recruits. Morris study effectively gives you a window into the current ethical thought of today's graduates.
There are other useful articles for IT managers and workers elsewhere in this volume, including the entire section on "Software Reliability and Computer Security." The three articles that make up this section elaborate various cases for information management responsibility in a world increasingly dependent on both the functions of software and the storage of data. The section entitled "The Professions and the Workplace Issues" details various stances on the issues of professional accountability for information workers, including the possible establishment of a certification system (now handled informally by software vendors for their various products, such as the Novell Netware Certified Engineer certification, rather than by an independent association such as those for lawyers and medical doctors). Looking towards the future, the authors of the articles within "Artificial Intelligence and Cyberspace" attempt to codify what we mean by human values versus the possible mechanistic values inherent in our systems. While this may seem the stuff of science fiction and true artificial intelligence may never emerge from the laboratory, it is imperative that AI is not created independent of human ideas.
Social and Ethical Effects of the Computer Revolution is not meant for the general reader. It is a specialized book that is useful for both computer academics and information management professionals as a means to shape the future role of computer technology. Likely to be best utilized as a textbook in a class on information technology ethics, it should also be read by IT managers who make long-range plans regarding systems growth and future use, including those on the governing boards of the Internet and Internet access policy makers. Likely the first volume of many to follow, this book is a good start to the necessary codification needed in this newborn field.
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This handbook examines partnership tax laws, enabling readers to easily understand specific provisions within a larger context. Some of the topics covered include what constitutes a partnership; partnerships vs. corporations; partnership vs. co-ownership of property; the pass-through principle of partnership taxation; an introduction to partnership debt; allocations of partnership income; transactions between partnerships and their partners; sales of partnership interests; partnership distributions; payments to retiring partners; and the death of a partner.
Customer Reviews:
Essential Deskbook for Partership Taxation.......2007-05-04
As a practicing attorney there are many books on my desk at any given time, but this is one of the few that I return to on a daily basis for a clear and brief explanation of taxation of partnerships.
If you work with partnerships, limited partnerships or limited liability companies as an attorney, accountant, investor/member/partner or manager, I highly recommend this book. You won't regret it.
Great for Businessman.......2007-01-30
Partnership taxation can be incredibly complex. I am an attorney and have been looking for a book on partnership tax to suggest to my clients. This is the best book I have found for the businessman that wants to know more, but has not had formal graduate school level training in partnership taxation.
a great book for law students (or anyone) studying partnership taxation.......2006-08-15
In their preface, Professors Gunn and Repetti preview the daunting task they faced in writing and revising this student reader: how to provide a simple introduction to the extremely complex area of partnership taxation. In this reviewer's opinion, Gunn and Repetti have well achieved their goal. My opinion is based on teaching taxation at the law school level for well over ten years. During that time I have taught partnership tax as both a stand alone course and as part of a combined taxation of business entities. For law students beginning their inquiry into partnership taxation, Gunn and Repetti's reader provides useful explanations and examples to a range of issues. In my opinion the strongest part of the book are the examples, particularly the Section 704(b) special allocations and the Section 704(c) allocations. These explanations are not a substitute for a careful reading of the regulations. They do, however, provide accessible examples for students who are struggling for a handhold in these complicated areas.
I have recommended the earlier editions of this book to my students in the past and will continue to recommend this latest edition.
Excellent Introduction To Partnership Taxation.......2006-08-14
This book really saved my bacon in partnership tax. It provides very clear explanations of complex items with hundreds of examples. If you are new to partnership tax, this is the book to get.
Miserable.......2006-07-03
So much an overview it lacks even the decency of being called a book. It is less functional than the nipples on a man's chest. The chapter on Section 704(c) is so light as to be laughable. Do not waste your money unless you need paper to start the wood in your fireplace.
See instead the logic of subchapter K. A far better book.
Book Description
Reliable source on the federal income taxation of partners and partnerships. Text contains an authoritative summary on the organization, tax accounting, allocations, distributions, and liabilities of a partnership. Also discusses subjects such as contributed property, partner-partnership transactions, transferring interests, and what happens when a partner retires.
Customer Reviews:
A Lot of Information.......2007-01-18
For a non lawyer and starting a partnership, this book was great for me to start to get the tax aspect understanding. The book constantly references the statutes which is good for me so I can cross reference.
helpful.......2006-08-14
The book simplifies tax concepts and condenses them so that the students has a better understanding of the subject.
Average customer rating:
- Not as described! 31 pages only
- clarity from chaos
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The Federal Income Taxation of Corporations, Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, and Their Owners, Third Edition (University Casebook Series)
Jeffrey L. Kwall
Manufacturer: Foundation Press
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ASIN: 1587785595 |
Book Description
The Third Edition of this Federal Income Taxation casebook includes many updates to Internal Revenue Code provisions that apply to the three business tax regimes, the C Corporation, the S Corporation and the Partnership.
Customer Reviews:
Not as described! 31 pages only.......2007-02-22
While the big books is probably excellent, this $5 "book" is a suppliment that is entirely on the order of "In note 4, delete the sixth line and insert; "property, E&P is reduced by the value of the property (to the extent the distribution is treated as a dvidend)." " Perhaps useful if you have the 2006 edition and need the 2007 corrections, but totally useless without the original book. Not what I was expecting.
clarity from chaos.......2002-08-16
The organization of this book makes corporate and partnership tax law more approachable than I ever thought possible! Kwall's use of Examples throughout the book takes concepts and makes them concrete. Clarity is further gained through Problems he provides which often mimic the Examples so that you can try them on your own. The division of the book into sections on Contributions, Distributions, and Operations also allows a good side-by-side comparison of the various tax consequences of different business entities. Excellent. Highly recommend it for anyone struggling to grasp such dense material.
Book Description
Introduces the basic structure for taxing C corporations, partnerships, and S corporations, and reviews several fundamental concepts in dealing with problems in business taxation, such as the Crane rule involving transfers of property subject to liabilities, and the like-kind exchange provision. Most major topics are introduced by a textual discussion of the basic tax factors involved followed by a summary problem that requires reading relevant sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and Treasury Regulations. Cases, rulings, notes, and problems that deal with more esoteric issues are then presented. The book contains many of the most significant cases and rulings on each major topic.
Book Description
Statutory supplement that covers the major aspects of corporate and partnership income tax code and regulations. Initial chapters review normal taxes and surtaxes, as well as determination of tax liability and tax on individuals. Aspects of the corporate income tax code and regulations are grouped for easy reference. These are followed with text on partnership income tax code and regulations. Final chapters present information on consolidated returns, Treasury regulations, corporate distributions and adjustments, how corporations are used to avoid income tax on shareholders, and gain or loss on disposition of property.
Customer Reviews:
Description of Book Incorrect.......2003-04-12
This is simply a Code and Regs book for Partnership and Corporate taxation. This is not a statutory supplement, it simply lists the code sections and regulations. I wanted to further explain this because by the description for this book it appears there is addtional information in the book that would help the reader ascertain these code and regs. The book is 730 pages. It's nice and small. It's teriffic for those that have huge IRC and loads of Reg books. Cheers
Description of Book Incorrect.......2003-04-12
This is simply a Code and Regs book for Partnership and Corporate taxation. This is not a statutory supplement, it simply lists the code sections and regulations. I wanted to further explain this because by the description for this book it appears there is addtional information in the book that would help the reader ascertain these code and regs. The book is 730 pages. It's nice and small. It's teriffic for those that have huge IRC and loads of Reg books. Cheers
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