Executive incentives and the horizon problem. An empirical investigation

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 51-89

  Dechow, Patricia M ^a   Sloan, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 44949280589     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7187(91)90058-S     Document Type: Article

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