Founders versus non-founders in large companies: Financial incentives and the call for regulation

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-86

  Palia, Darius ^a   Ravid, S Abraham ^a,b   Wang, Chia Jane ^c  

^a RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Founder; Management compensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649006783     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11149-007-9042-z     Document Type: Article

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