Martin J. Conyon Faculty Profile

Martin J. Conyon
Assistant Professor of Management

PhD, University of Warwick, 1991; MA, University of Warwick, 1987; B.Sc., University of Ulster, 1986

Research Areas
Corporate governance; boards of directors; executive compensation

Recent Consulting
Consulting on corporate governance issues for Pricewaterhouse Coopers, UK

Current Projects
Current research interests are in the area of corporate governance. The projects presently being examined include a) the organization and effectiveness of the boards of directors and b) the relationship between corporate performance and employee participation and incentive schemes.

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 2000-present. Previous appointments: University of Warwick, The Queen's College, University of Oxford

Professional Leadership 2003-2007
External examiner, MA programme, Nottingham University Business School, 1998-present

Representative Publications
(with K.J. Murphy)
"The Prince and the Pauper: CEO pay in the US and UK." Economic Journal (November 2000).

(with S. Peck)
"Board Control, Remuneration Committees and Management Compensation." Academy of Management Journal 41 (1998).

(with E. Fenton, S. Peck, A. Pettigrew, and R. Whittington)
"New Forms of Organization in Europe: Complementarities and Performance." Organization Science 10 (1999).