Does stock option-based executive compensation induce risk-taking? An analysis of the banking industry

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 915-945

  Chen, Carl R ^a   Steiner, Thomas L ^b   Whyte, Ann Marie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b Steiner Consulting Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Banking industry; Executive compensation; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644796781     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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