The efficiency of equity-linked compensation: Understanding the full cost of awarding executive stock options

Financial Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 5-44

  Meulbroek, Lisa K ^a  

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EID: 0039255560     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3666404     Document Type: Article

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