Executive stock options: Early exercise provisions and risk-taking incentives

Journal of Finance

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2487-2509

  Brisley, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 33748798202     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2006.01064.x     Document Type: Article

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