CEO compensation and firm performance in Japan: Evidence from new panel data on individual CEO pay

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-19

  Kato, Takao ^a,b,c   Kubo, Katsuyuki ^d  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^c Tokyo Center for Economic Research   (Japan)

^d WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CEO compensation; Corporate governance; Executive compensation; Firm performance; Japan

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044442037     PISSN: 08891583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjie.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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