The French debate about executive compensation is particularly striking in this respect, because managers’ salaries are in fact lower than those paid to their German, British, and American counterparts, and their remuneration has grown in step with corporate share prices, increasing six-fold in 25 years. Moreover, like managers everywhere, their responsibility is great, making their positions less secure, while companies must compete for the relatively few good ones, driving up their price.
法国有关主管薪金的辩论在这方面特别引人瞩目，那是因为法国经理们的工资实际上比他们的德国、英国以及美国的同事们要低，他们的报酬和企业股价同步上升，在25年里增加了六倍。而且，像在所有地方的经理们一样，他们职责重大，使得他们的地位更为不安稳，而各公司则必须争取相对较少的优秀人才，从而抬高了他们的身价。