How much does the CEO matter? The role of managerial discretion in the setting of CEO compensation

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-199

  Finkelstein, Sydney ^a   Boyd, Brian K ^a  

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EID: 0032220385     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/257101     Document Type: Article

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