C-Suite

Employees spot empty gestures easily, and respond with disinterest and apathy. But when gestures take into account their perspectives and needs, they thrive.

Target represents the latest example of companies confronting shareholder frustration over executive pay.

Payscale.com compares total exec comp at publicly held companies to the average take-home pay of employees.

Monster.com says a regular thank you is worth slightly more than $3,400 a year to employees.

The number of presidents at public universities making more than $1 million a year more than doubled to nine in the 2012-2013 school year as performance bonuses drove pay higher.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. investors cast more than three-quarters of their votes against the pay levels.