Financing decisions when managers are risk averse

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 551-589

  Lewellen, Katharina ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Executive compensation; Leverage; Risk taking incentives; Stock options

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751011019     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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