Stock option plans for CEO compensation

Corporate Ownership and Control

Volumn 3, Issue 1 A, 2005, Pages 88-100

  Álvarez Pérez, Ma Dolores ^a   Neira Fontela, Edelmira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CEO compensation; Incentives; Stock option plans

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249083854     PISSN: 17279232     EISSN: 18103057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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