This study aims to investigate the impact of firm performance on executive compensation. This study also examines the moderating role of leverage on the firm performance and executive pay-performance relationship. Used data panel regression as a method, this study showed that firm performance had a positive impact on executive compensation. This paper also showed that leverage weakens the pay-performance relationship. These results indicate that creditors prefer to assess family firm performance based on the risk rather than accounting performance. Higher leverage illustrated a high risk. The firm with high risk indicated poor executive performance. As a result, compensation will be lower.
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