Understanding CEO pay: A test of two pay-to-performance sensitivity measures with alternative measures of alignment and influence

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-138

  Lippert, Robert L ^b   Porter, Gayle ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031256828     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(96)00283-4     Document Type: Article

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