How executive directors' remuneration is determined in two FTSE 350 utilities

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 206-217

  Bender, Ruth ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Directors' remuneration; Executive share options; Labour market; Strategic compensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037560947     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8683.00319     Document Type: Article

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