Social capital at the top: Effects of social similarity and status on CEO compensation

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1568-1593

  Belliveau, Maura A ^a   O'Reilly III, Charles A ^b   Wade, James B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0030527053     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/257069     Document Type: Article

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