The impact of mergers and acquisitions on executive pay in the United Kingdom

Economica

Volumn 76, Issue 301, 2009, Pages 149-175

  Guest, Paul M ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; COMPENSATION SYSTEM; CORPORATE STRATEGY; MERGER; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58149129473     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2007.00674.x     Document Type: Article

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