Top pay transparency in Europe: Codes, convergence and clichés

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 812-830

  Point, Sébastien ^a   Tyson, Shaun ^a  

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Author keywords

Convergence; Corporate governance; Disclosures; Top executive pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748439112     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190600640828     Document Type: Article

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