What Motivates CEOs to Work Harder for the Shareholders in the IT Industry?

In this study I look at the effect of whether a higher portion of performance-based incentive in a CEO\u27s compensation package leads to higher shareholder return by analyzing 179 IT firms and the respective CEO compensation data from 1997 to 2001. I also do an analysis of the reverse effect, where I look at whether a higher past shareholder return would cause a higher proportion of performance-based incentives. I hypothesize that a higher proportion of the CEO\u27s compensation paid in options will lead to more growth in the firm\u27s stock price