This paper examines the gaps in chief executive officer (CEO) and worker compensation by\nexploring the vital data of 10 corporations as uncovered in a study by NerdWallet.com on the\ndifferences in hourly compensation between CEOs and average hourly workers or employees.\nThe author examines the problem of excessive compensation for CEOs as a major\norganizational challenge that affects perceptions of fairness by stakeholders, especially\nemployees or workers whose contributions to organizational performance and success are not\nbeing adequately rewarded, but instead transferred to CEOs and other executives as\ncompanies increase revenues and profits through the sweat and toil of ordinary workers. The\nauthor argues that executive compensation should be linked to organizational results and\nperformance, and examines the standards and considerations for determining fair wage and\ncompensation, and from examining vital data on CEO compensation and average worker\ncompensation, explores the implications for organizational change, including consideration of\nquality work life (QWL) investments. Several recommendations are made for meeting the\nchallenge of excessive CEO compensation to include the following: (1) developing new\napproaches or methods of compensation that take worker rewards into consideration; (2)\nlimiting CEO or executive compensation relative to established multiple of the average worker�s wage; (3) intervention and petition from governmental and administrative agencies\nincluding workers� rights organizations for change; and (4) more compassionate leadership\nand management by organizational CEO and executives with increased concern for workers�\nwell-being.
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