Backdating and director incentives: Money or reputation?

Journal of Financial Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 449-477

  Minnick, Kristina ^a   Zhao, Mengxin ^b  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 70450202645     PISSN: 02702592     EISSN: 14756803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6803.2009.01257.x     Document Type: Article

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