Real investment implications of employee stock option exercises

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 359-393

  Bens, Daniel A ^a   Nagar, Venky ^b   Wong, M H Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0036591182     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-679X.00052     Document Type: Article

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