My Yahoo!Big Bosses & Paychecks
04.23.02, 2:33 PM ET
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These 501 chief executives head up the biggest U.S. corporations, as measured by a composite ranking of sales, profits, assets and market value. Their total pay of $4.8 billion is down 6% from the previous year. Our pay measurement includes latest fiscal year salary and bonuses; "other" compensation, such as perks and vested restricted stock grants; and "stock gains," the amount realized by exercised stock options.
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 Tenure Brings Returns Long-serving CEOs with the best returns. SLIDE SHOW The 30/30 Club Six CEOs who over 30-plus years annually returned 30% or more to their shareholders. SLIDE SHOW The 25/25 Club Six CEOs who over 25-plus years annually returned 25% or more to their shareholders. 
Do Stock Options Work?
New research suggests stock options are a crude tool for incentivizing executives.
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 Boss Bargains, Boss Busts Who gives shareholders the best bang for the buck, and who needs a pay cut? Complete List By Grade 10 Best | 5 Worst  All Pay Cuts Are Not Alike Although one-third of Forbes Super 500 bosses took cuts in their pay, many got sweetheart option deals. Short Tenures, Big Returns These bosses haven't been on the job long, but so far have done well for shareholders. Can they keep it up? CEO For Life? Some CEOs seem to keep their jobs, and fat pay checks, long after they lose their touch. Keep Your CEO Out Of Grad School MBAs may be worse at running big companies than those without advanced degrees.  
Diversify and Conquer
John Brown loosens the reins at Stryker Corp.Oiled Machine Claiborne Deming turns Murphy Oil around. Collect Now, Deliver Later Bobby Shackouls has hit some dry holes at Burlington Resources. Investors are hurting as well. Download the list (PDA)  Purchase complete list
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