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Article·Compensation·Jun 17, 2026
From Volatility to Validity: An Indexed Approach to Long-Term Incentive Plan Target-Setting
Blog·Compensation·Jun 19, 2025
The Unintended Rocket Fuel for CEO Pay: It's Not Greed, It's the Mirror
Blog·Compensation·Jun 19, 2025
The Illusion of "Good": Why Defining Performance is Surprisingly Contentious
Blog·Compensation·Jun 19, 2025
The Investment Killer: Capital Return Metrics Punish Growth
Blog·Compensation·Jun 19, 2025
The Growth Bonus Trap: Sales Pay Design is a Minefield
Blog·Compensation·Jun 19, 2025
Escaping the Target Trap: The Power of Relative Performance
Blog·Compensation·Jun 19, 2025
Integrated Pay-For-Performance
Blog·Compensation·Jun 19, 2025
The Target-Setting Trap: Why Growth Goals Are Often Set Too High (and Why It Matters)
Blog·Compensation·Jun 19, 2025
The Perils of Profit Margins: How This Seemingly Simple Metric Backfires
Blog·Compensation·Jun 19, 2025
The Profit Problem: Why Focusing on Profit in Executive Pay Leads to Underperformance
Blog·Compensation·Jun 19, 2025
The Pay-Performance Paradox: Why More Pay Doesn't Mean Better Results
Article·Compensation·May 20, 2025
Plansee: Incentives That Work — Obermatt Index Case Study
Blog·ESG·Jan 10, 2025
The ESG Ratings Dilemma: Why Different Rating Agencies can't Agree
Blog·ESG·Jan 10, 2025
The Missing Link in Social Impact Reporting: Why Benchmarks Matter
Blog·ESG·Jan 10, 2025
Target-Based Sustainability: A New Era in Corporate Reporting
Blog·ESG·Jan 10, 2025
Deconstructing Triple Bottom Line: A Critical Look at Corporate Sustainability Metrics
Article·Compensation·Aug 23, 2024
Competitive Pay-to-Stay Wins Over Pay-for-Performance
Article·ESG·Feb 2, 2024
Study: Globally, ESG Is Increasingly Tied to Executive Compensation
Article·ESG·May 9, 2023
So you thought you knew everything about ESG
PDF·ESG·Mar 1, 2023
ESG Metrics Expanding in Executive Compensation
Article·ESG·Jan 1, 2023
Stakeholder Risk Management Newsletter
PDF·ESG·Sep 28, 2022
Research Shows ESG Metrics Increasing in European Executive Compensation
Blog·ESG·Jun 30, 2022
Communicate performance for the future with your own ESG rating
Article·Compensation·May 4, 2022
Bonus Ban for Top Bankers: Experts Advise Against It — Tages-Anzeiger
Blog·ESG·Sep 22, 2021
Join the ESG Panel to improve performance measurement and executive compensation
Blog·ESG·Sep 2, 2021
Four insights about corporate ESG performance
Blog·ESG·Sep 2, 2021
How many ESG metrics for executive compensation in corporations?
Blog·ESG·Sep 2, 2021
Why companies should use multiple ESG metrics
Blog·ESG·Sep 2, 2021
33 ESG categories for executive compensation and 170 metrics
Blog·ESG·Sep 2, 2021
7 challenges for rewarding ESG executive compensation
Blog·ESG·Sep 2, 2021
Obermatt Triple Bottom Line ESG Framework: Three key takeaways
Blog·ESG·Sep 2, 2021
Why companies need their own ESG rating
Blog·ESG·Sep 2, 2021
3 reasons why impact valuation is bad at corporate ESG performance assessments
Blog·ESG·Sep 2, 2021
Step by step implementation of the Obermatt ESG Framework in executive compensation
Blog·ESG·Sep 2, 2021
What ESG metric types can corporations use for compensation? Think ESG effort!
Blog·Compensation·Jun 15, 2021
Obermatt CEO Hermann Stern on more pay and more orientation towards the future
Video·Compensation·Jun 15, 2021
Obermatt CEO Hermann Stern on more pay and more orientation
Article·Compensation·Apr 27, 2021
Pay, Peace, and Passion — Medium
Blog·Compensation·Apr 23, 2021
Indexierte Leistungsmessung ist das Herz der Entstehungsgeschichte von Obermatt
Video·Compensation·Apr 23, 2021
Indexed Performance Measurement is at the Heart of Obermatt's Origin Story (Video)
Article·ESG·Mar 1, 2021
Invitation to Co-Develop ESG for Executive Compensation
PDF·ESG·Oct 1, 2020
Better Executive Bonus Plans for ESG
PDF·ESG·Apr 1, 2020
Manager Bonuses vs. Climate Protection
PDF·Strategy·Dec 1, 2019
Dynamic Corporate Management, Part 4: Implementation Experiences — WEKA
PDF·Strategy·Nov 1, 2019
Dynamic Corporate Management, Part 3: Implementation Recommendations — WEKA
PDF·Strategy·Oct 1, 2019
Dynamic Corporate Management, Part 2: Financial Control Processes — WEKA
PDF·Strategy·Sep 1, 2019
Dynamic Corporate Management, Part 1: Problem Description — WEKA
Article·Strategy·Jan 30, 2019
The Best CEOs in Switzerland Are Quiet Achievers — Sonntagszeitung
Article·Compensation·Aug 5, 2018
These Are the Best CEOs in Switzerland (2018) — Sonntagszeitung
Article·Strategy·Jul 30, 2017
These Are the Best CEOs in Switzerland (2017) — Tages-Anzeiger
Article·Compensation·Apr 23, 2017
Bonuses Reward CEOs for Cutting Costs
Blog·Compensation·Dec 12, 2016·DE
Good News from ISS: Less Arbitrariness, Better Motivated Executives
Blog·Compensation·Sep 1, 2016
Denkfehler bei Vergütungen und in der Altersvorsorge - eine Hommage an Daniel Kahnemann
Video·Compensation·Sep 1, 2016
Cognitive Biases in Compensation and Retirement Planning — A Tribute to Daniel Kahneman (Video)
Blog·Compensation·Aug 5, 2015
Executive Compensation with a Downsizing Incentive
Blog·Compensation·Aug 5, 2015·DE
Executive Compensation with Incentive to Downsize
Article·Compensation·Jul 26, 2015
Profit Bonuses Only Tempt CEOs to Cut Costs — NZZ am Sonntag
Video·Compensation·Oct 1, 2014
The Compensation Fairy Tales (English)
PDF·Compensation·Apr 1, 2014
On the Greed of Managers — Punktmagazin
Blog·Compensation·Mar 18, 2014
Hermann Stern über Vergütungs-Fehler: Vortrag Schweizer Börse
Video·Compensation·Mar 18, 2014
Hermann Stern on Compensation Mistakes: Presentation at Swiss Stock Exchange (Video)
Video·Compensation·Mar 18, 2014
Fairy Tale 1: Executives Are Greedy (Video)
Video·Compensation·Mar 18, 2014
Fairy Tale 2: We Want Financial Results from Executives (Video)
Video·Compensation·Mar 18, 2014
Fairy Tale 3: Executives Should Be Paid Based on Results (Video)
Video·Compensation·Mar 18, 2014
Compensation Fairy Tales: Full Presentation
PDF·Compensation·Nov 1, 2013
Risk Factor Compensation — CFO Aktuell
Article·Compensation·Mar 23, 2013
SRF 3: Excessive Compensation at CS and UBS (Audio)
PDF·Strategy·Mar 1, 2013
Success Does Not Equal Performance — CFO Aktuell
PDF·Strategy·Feb 1, 2013
Less Risk with Fewer Rules — Board
PDF·Compensation·Aug 1, 2012
Compensation Fairy Tales — Controller Magazin
Article·Compensation·May 11, 2012
Obermatt Pay Study — BBC News
PDF·Strategy·Apr 1, 2012
Setting Goals Is Not Hard — Personalwirtschaft
PDF·Compensation·Mar 30, 2012
Manager Stock Options Are Often Not Ideal — Finanz und Wirtschaft
Article·Compensation·Aug 8, 2011
Obermatt Compensation Analysis — Financial Times
PDF·Compensation·May 16, 2011
Revealed: The Best and Worst Value Bank Chiefs — Financial News
PDF·Strategy·May 16, 2011
Case Study: Phoenix Solar
PDF·Compensation·May 2, 2011
Like at the Olympics — Wirtschaftswoche
PDF·Compensation·Nov 23, 2010
Search for Fairness in Management Compensation — NZZ
PDF·Compensation·Nov 19, 2010
Crisis-Proof Performance Measurement and Bonus Plans
PDF·Strategy·Nov 19, 2010
Navigating in Stormy Times
PDF·Compensation·Sep 27, 2010
VorstAG — Quo Vadis? — Der Aufsichtsrat
PDF·Compensation·Aug 1, 2010
Zumtobel Case Study: Obermatt Bonus Index — Controller Magazin
PDF·Compensation·Jul 25, 2010
Bonuses Compared — NZZ am Sonntag
Article·Compensation·Jul 11, 2010
Salaries Like Bankers — NZZ
PDF·Strategy·May 5, 2010
Crisis Managers — Finanz und Wirtschaft
PDF·Compensation·Apr 7, 2010
Rewarding Performance Fairly and Transparently — Finanz und Wirtschaft
Audio·Compensation·Apr 1, 2010
Interview with Bonus Expert Hermann J. Stern
Article·Compensation·Feb 10, 2010
They Really Exist — The Economist
Article·Compensation·Feb 3, 2010
On the Index: Executive Compensation — Focus
Video·Compensation·Jul 8, 2009
Dr. Hermann J. Stern on Indexed Executive Compensation
PDF·Compensation·Jul 1, 2009
Crisis-Proof Bonus Systems — Controller Magazin
Video·Compensation·May 8, 2009
N-TV on the Obermatt HDAX Bonus Index with Short Interview Hermann J. Stern
Video·Compensation·Nov 7, 2008
Dr. Hermann J. Stern Interview on Manager Salaries and Bonus Payments
PDF·Strategy·Dec 7, 2007
Market-Oriented Financial Management — Organisator
PDF·Strategy·Dec 1, 2007
Benchmarking in the Supervisory Board for Corporate Governance — ZCG
Book·Strategy·Jan 1, 2007
Market-Oriented Value Management (Book)
Book·Strategy·Jan 1, 2004
The Value Cockpit: Seven Steps to Value-Oriented Management (Book)
PDF·Compensation·Jun 1, 2003
Compensation: It Doesn't Always Have to Be Stocks
PDF·Compensation·Apr 9, 2003
Unpopular Stock Option Plans — Handelszeitung
PDF·Compensation·Apr 2, 2003
Ascom, CS and Executive Packages — Der Bund
PDF·Compensation·Mar 24, 2003
Executive Compensation in Switzerland
PDF·Compensation·Mar 23, 2003
Performance Pay: Not Always Linked to Performance — NZZ am Sonntag
PDF·Compensation·Dec 10, 2002
Performance Counts for Little — Handelszeitung
PDF·Compensation·Dec 1, 2002
Value-Maximizing Bonus Systems
PDF·Compensation·Jul 28, 2002
Employee Stock Options with Flaws — NZZ am Sonntag
PDF·Strategy·Sep 26, 1996
Communicative Rationalization of the Enterprise (Dissertation)
PDF·Strategy·Jun 1, 1992
Key Success Factors of Corporate Networks (Diploma Thesis)
PDF·Strategy·Feb 1, 1992
Motivational Effects of Self-Organization (Pre-Diploma)
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