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Monday, April 21, 2025

Research: Whistleblowing Is More Common When CEOs Are Overpaid - HBR.org Daily

Summary.

CEO pay has skyrocketed by 1,460% since 1978, and the gap between CEO and average employee has grown wider over time. New research finds that employees’ loyalty toward their organization is reduced when they perceive a larger disparity in pay or...

In 2021, the average CEO at one of the top 350 firms in the U.S. was paid $27.8 million—a rate that skyrocketed by an astonishing 1,460% since 1978. During this same period, the average worker’s pay grew by just a meager 18.1%.

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