Longnecker & Associates
Experts in Executive Compensation
Articles Authored


"Executive Compensation & Benefits During a Volatile Time"
by Brent Longnecker and Julie Bulow, The Comp Doctor, August 2008.

"A Different Say on Executive Pay,"
by John Christmas and Tyler Brown, Dallas Business Journal, November 2007.

"Motivating a Multigenerational Workforce in the 21st Century,"
by Todd M. Henke and Krystle Clark.

"Frankly Speaking, Say On Pay is No Way to Act, "
by Brent Longnecker and Chris Crawford, Houston Business Journal, June 22, 2007.

"The Next Wave of Compensation Disclosure,"
by Brent Longnecker and James Krueger, Compensation & Benefits Review, January 2007.

"Opening the Dialogue on SEC Disclosure: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,"
by Brent Longnecker and Chris Crawford, Workspan, July 2006.

"More Comp, Fewer Benefits,"
by Brent Longnecker, HR Magazine, December 2005.

"Pushing for Change: Globalizing Executive Compensation Governance,"
by Brent Longnecker and Chris Crawford, WorldatWork Journal, 4th Quarter 2005.

"Houston's Highest Paid Executives,"
by Longnecker & Associates, Houston Chronicle, July 31, 2005.

"Going Private: Compliance Costs Scaring SOX Off Small Business," by Brent Longnecker, Houston Business Journal, February 4, 2005.

"Weapons of Mass Excess: Avoiding the Shock and Awe of Executive Pay,"
by Brent Longnecker, North Texas Compensation Association, October 12, 2004.

"Combating the Future Retirement Gap with Tailored Total Rewards," by April Canik, Chris Crawford and Brent Longnecker, IHRIM Journal, Sept./Oct. 2004.

"Employee Bonus Options,"
by Brent Longnecker, Your Voice, September 2004 Vol. 1 Issue 7.

"FEAR FACTOR: A Director's Guide to Critical Compensation Issues," by Brent Longnecker and Chris Crawford, Directors Monthly, September 2004.

"Total Rewards: A Three-Legged Platform Toward Improved Productivity,"
by Brent Longnecker and Nicole Shanklin, Employee Benefit Plan Review, July 2004.

"Sarbanes -Oxley: Financial Friend or Foe?"
by Brent Longnecker, The Banking Law Journal, Volume 121, No.6, June 2004.

"CEOs And Their Counsel,"
by Brent Longnecker and Chris Crawford, HR.com, May 2004.

“The aftermath of Sarbanes-Oxley: If CEOs aren’t running our companies, then who is?”
by Brent Longnecker, Directorship, April 2004.

"Director Compensation Trends,"
Brent Longnecker, The Corporate Board, March 2004.

"Should Companies Follow in Microsoft's Footsteps?,"
by Brent Longnecker and Brice Simpson, Employee Benefit Plan Review, January 2004.

"Changing The Face Of Long-Term Incentives,"
co-authored with Nathan White, Benefits and Pension Monitor
, June 2003.

"Stock Option Accounting: The Chamber of Secrets,"
co-authored with Nathan White, Employee Benefit Plan Review
, April 2003.

"A Better Option than Options,"
co-authored with Christopher Crawford and Nathan White, Houston Business Journal
, October 2, 2002 .

"Weed Out Bad Board Members,"
Workforce Magazine
, October 23, 2002

"How to Improve Your Compensation Committee,"
co-authored with Christopher Crawford and Nathan White, HR.com,
July 11, 2002 .

"Congress, Lies, Stock Options & the Common Worker,"
Workforce.com
, May 25, 2002 .

"Toward a More Ethical Future,"
Contingency & Planning Management
, May/June 2002.

"Companies Facing Paradigm Shift,"
Potomac
Tech Journal , March 5, 2002 .

"Discrimination Against Dads,"
Workforce Magazine
, October 8, 2001 .

"Rank & Yank: The Problems with Forced Ranking,"
Workforce Magazine
, August 5-11, 2001 .

"Making Inroads in Director's Pay,"
By Brent Longnecker and Christopher Crawford WorldatWork
, 2001.

"Best Companies to Work For: Myth vs. Reality,"
Workforce Magazine
, February 2001.

"The Myth Behind Merit Pay,"
Human Resource Professional
, Nov/Dec 2000; co-authored with Cynde Coulson.