How much are differences in managerial ability worth?

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-148

  Hayes, Rachel M ^a   Schaefer, Scott ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive compensation; Executive turnover; G30; J31; J41; Managerial ability; Managerial labor markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041721021     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4101(99)00007-5     Document Type: Article

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