What's wrong with executive compensation?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 147-156

  Harris, Jared D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributive justice; Executive compensation; Incentive alignment; Pay disparity

Indexed keywords

EID: 65049085601     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9934-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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