Neo-institutional theory and institutional change: Towards empirical tests on the "Americanization" of German executive pay

International Business Review

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 488-504

  Chizema, Amon ^a   Buck, Trevor ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Germany; Neo institutional theory; Stock options

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748932887     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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