Executive compensation: Excessive or equitable?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 339-351

  Nichols, Donald ^a   Subramaniam, Chandra ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035255560     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010764828523     Document Type: Article

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