Corporate governance reforms and executive compensation determination: Evidence from the UK

Manchester School

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-81

  Girma, Sourafel ^a   Thompson, Steve ^a   Wright, Peter W ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33846023671     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: 14679957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9957.2007.01003.x     Document Type: Article

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