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Trump's social media company gains in its first day of trading on Nasdaq

AP News
“Like any meme stock or fad, as long as there’s a greater fool to buy you out for what you paid for it, than you can continue to prosper,” said Brian Dunn of ILR's Institute of Compensation Studies.
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Trump's social media company gains in its first day of trading on Nasdaq

Is Truth Social really worth billions? Financial experts weigh in on Trump’s media site

The Miami Herald
“It’d be hard to see why a rational investor would want to invest in this company,” says Brian Dunn, referring to Truth Social, of ILR's Institute for Compensation Studies
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Is Truth Social really worth billions? Financial experts weigh in on Trump’s media site

Even with Elon, boards are responsible to shareholders

Yahoo! Finance
Recent decision reminds boards of their role representing shareholders, even with charismatic executive talent in the room
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Even with Elon, boards are responsible to shareholders

Musk pay decision not the beginning of the end for robust executive packages

Axios
Reaction to the Delaware court decision on Tesla chief's $56 billion package
The Secret Ingredient for Executive Compensation
Musk pay decision not the beginning of the end for robust executive packages

As Musk points to jurisdiction, Dunn points to governance

Quartz
ICS' Brian Dunn quoted in Quartz coverage of Delaware court decision against Musk compensation package
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As Musk points to jurisdiction, Dunn points to governance

Groshen reflects on "weird" U.S. Economic Statistics

Politico
U.S. Treasury building, photo by Robert Linder
Groshen reflects on "weird" U.S. Economic Statistics

Moody's costs global gender gap at $7 trillion

The gender pay gap doesn't just cost individual families, it costs the global economy - especially in developing economies.
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Moody's costs global gender gap at $7 trillion

ICS' Dunn on pay hopes and realities for 2023

ICS' Brian Dunn in the media
Headline: Workers Have High Hopes for Pay Next Year. Perhaps Too High
ICS' Dunn on pay hopes and realities for 2023

Too much of a good thing?

ICS' Tae Youn Park in the media
Headline reading "Incentives can lead employees to cheat or lie at work
Too much of a good thing?

Incentives can lead employees to cheat or lie at work

The Washington Post
Workplace incentives “can be a cure as well as a poison,” according to Tae-Youn Park, lead author on research published in the Academy of Management Annals that explores how incentive programs can unintentionally encourage bad behavior at work.
Incentives can lead employees to cheat or lie at work

ICS' Dunn: Musk led Tesla compensation direction

Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal coverage of the Tesla Compensation Trial quoted ICS expertise
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ICS' Dunn: Musk led Tesla compensation direction

ICS' Brian Dunn speaks on Compensation Committees

Brian Dunn is on the program for the Conference Board's meeting on Executive Compensation 3-4 November.
Brian Dunn
ICS' Brian Dunn speaks on Compensation Committees

Pay Gaps Are Real: Is Pay Transparency the Answer?

A major upcoming event in New York City and online.
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Pay Gaps Are Real: Is Pay Transparency the Answer?