Does Firm Performance Impact Perk Usage? Evidence From Flights of Corporate Jets
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Authors
Jacobs, Jesse
Issue Date
2022
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Issue
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Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Agency Costs , Corporate Jet , Nonpecuniary Benefits , Perquisites
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Abstract
This paper studies the connection between a firm's stock returns and financial performance as it relates to corporate jet usage. I identify changes in corporate equities and financial ratios to look for a resulting shift in detailed flight activity. For firms that are considered large based on total assets, regression analysis finds a significant association between a change in equities and flight activity to external locations. The finding suggests that the nonpecuniary benefits of corporate jet travel are a contributing factor to agency costs in specific instances related to firm size and trip destination. Past literature relies heavily on the impact of the corporate jet on the firm's financial performance, or the conditions that lead to perquisite access. This research addresses the bi-directional nature between perquisite usage and equity and financial performance.
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2022
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Creighton University
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