Lancaster University Management School - 54 Degrees Issue 12

FIFTY FOUR DEGREES | 15 creaseMisconduct Many CEOs are rewarded for good performancewith company stock options. But if the leader of your company is fi nancially rewarded for taking greater risks, what happens? Dr JustinChircop’s research fi nds that greater risk-taking stock option incentives are linked to a higher level of workplacemisconduct in fi rms.