Agency theory and variable pay compensation strategies

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 751-767

  Stroh, Linda K ^b   Brett, Jeanne M ^b   Baumann, Joseph P ^b   Reilly, Anne H ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030167082     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256663     Document Type: Article

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