The role of accounting in the design of CEO equity compensation

Accounting Review

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 327-357

  Carter, Mary Ellen ^a   Lynch, Luann J ^b   Tuna, Irem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 34247511118     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2007.82.2.327     Document Type: Article

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