Executive compensation of large acquirors in the 1980s

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 209-240

  Khorana, Ajay ^a   Zenner, Marc ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate acquisitions; Executive compensation; G34; J33

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039500721     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0929-1199(98)00004-2     Document Type: Article

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