No one is seriously suggesting forcing well-paid executives to compensate their companies in years when they make big mistakes.

It forces chief executives and chief financial officers to vouch, in writing, for their companies' financial statements.

Costly lawsuits, departing partners and dwindling clients are forcing senior executives to find ways to conserve cash.

Whatever their flaws, the raiders helped spur that process - in no small part by forcing executives to pay more attention to the stock price.

Nor has he forced executives of the companies to move to Stamford.

Probably," he said, adding that he still thought Chrysler should force older executives to retire.

Perhaps forcing top executives to certify regulatory filings is not quite the fix lawmakers might have expected.

The advertising business is undergoing an upheaval, forcing executives to radically change how they do business.

In a letter to stockholders, Mr. Whitmore emphasized a recently developed plan to force senior executives to put their own moeny into the company's stock.

Many management experts believe that a longer required holding period would force chief executives to view their incomes as being tied closely to a company's long-term success.