Acquisitions for higher pay?

In this book a research is summarized. The research examined the relationship between acquisitions and executive compensation in the Netherlands. First, the research examines Dutch listed companies which executed an acquisition in the period 2000-2008. In order to examine the compensation change a benchmark of Dutch sector peers, who did not engage in an acquisition, is created. The results in executive compensation change are compared to one another. Second, the factors that could influence executive compensation are examined.