The consequences of the FASB's 1998 proposal on accounting for stock option repricing

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-72

  Carter, Mary Ellen ^a   Lynch, Luann J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting choice; Accounting standard; Executive compensation; Stock option repricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037376845     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4101(02)00097-6     Document Type: Article

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