Firm competitive behavior as a determinant of CEO pay: Empirical evidence from the US pharmaceutical industry

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 335-354

  Offstein, Evan H ^a   Gnyawali, Devi R ^b  

^a FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chief executives; Compensation; Competitive strategy; Remuneration; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744448415     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940510602923     Document Type: Article

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