Distributive justice and CEO compensation

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-143

  Jasso, Guillermina ^a   Milgrom, Eva M Meyersson ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atkinson measure; CEO compensation; Factorial survey method; Fairness; Gender; Gini coefficient; Inequality; Justice theory; MBA students; Theil's inequality measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349129100     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699308090039     Document Type: Article

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