Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Publication Title
Business Ethics Quarterly
Volume
15
Issue
2
First Page
257
Last Page
281
DOI
10.5840/beq200515214
Abstract
In 2003, CEOs of the 365 largest U.S. corporations were paid on average $8 million, 301 times as much as factory workers. This paper asks whether CEOs get paid too much. Appealing to widely recognized moral values, I distinguish three views of justice in wages: the agreement view, the desert view, and the utility view. I argue that, no matter which view is correct, CEOs get paid too much. I conclude by offering two ways CEO pay might be reduced.
Recommended Citation
Moriarty, Jeffrey, 2005. Do CEOs Get Paid Too Much?, Business Ethics Quarterly.
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