Decoupling CEO wealth and firm performance: The case of acquiring CEOs

Journal of Finance

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 917-949

  Harford, Jarrad ^a   Li, Kai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 33947266977     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2007.01227.x     Document Type: Article

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