When is enough, enough? Market reaction to highly dilutive stock option plans and the subsequent impact on CEO compensation

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 61-83

  Martin, Kenneth J ^a   Thomas, Randall S ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

CEO compensation; Shareholder voting; Stock options; Stock based pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 12344297653     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1199(03)00061-0     Document Type: Article

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