The impact of the options backdating scandal on shareholders

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 2-26

  Bernile, Gennaro ^a   Jarrell, Gregg A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency costs; Corporate scandal; Event study; Option backdating

Indexed keywords

EID: 59749106378     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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