Researchers exploited a U.S. accounting rule change to prove the power of deferred compensation. The rule change pushed many U.S. firms to significantly accelerate vesting of deferred compensation plans. Of the firms that chose to accelerate vesting, a large majority quickly lost their CEOs. During the same period, most firms that did not accelerate their vesting did not see any significant CEO departure.
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