Compensation consultants and executive pay: Evidence from the United States and the United Kingdom

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-55

  Conyon, Martin J ^a   Peck, Simon I ^b   Sadler, Graham V ^c  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 65349117701     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMP.2009.37008002     Document Type: Article

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