The Stairway to the Top: The Remuneration of Academic Executives

Australian Journal of Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-30

  Clements, Kenneth W ^a   Izan, H Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION; PAY PARITY MATRIX; UNIVERSITIES

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849412823     PISSN: 03128962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/031289620803300102     Document Type: Article

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