The impact of performance-based compensation on misreporting

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-67

  Burns, Natasha ^a   Kedia, Simi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; Misreporting; Options; Restatements

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244483408     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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