Executive discretion and corporate performance as determinants of CEO compensation, contingent on external monitoring activities

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 189-214

  Wright, Peter ^a   Kroll, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CEO compensation; Corporate performance; Executive discretion

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843114591     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019676314682     Document Type: Article

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