Internal wage dispersion and firm performance: White‐collar evidence

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 776-796

  Hunnes, Arngrim ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bonuses; Company performance; Norway; Pay; White collar workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 71849089875     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720911004425     Document Type: Article

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