Gender differences in CEO compensation: Evidence from the USA

Women in Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 208-224

  Adams, Susan M ^a   Gupta, Atul ^a   Haughton, Dominique M ^a   Leeth, John D ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chief executives; Compensation; Gender; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247366349     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420710743662     Document Type: Article

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