The diffusion of equity incentive plans in Italian listed companies: What is the trigger?

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 224-237

  Zattoni, Alessandro ^a   Minichilli, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Board Policy Issues; Corporate Governance; Italy; Share Options Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249130906     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2009.00732.x     Document Type: Article

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