Using auctions to price employee stock options: The case of Zions Bancorporation ESOARS

Financial Analysts Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 79-99

  Mazumdar, Sumon C ^a,b   Nanda, Vikram ^c   Surana, Rahul ^a  

^a Law and Economics Consulting Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 73149101462     PISSN: 0015198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2469/faj.v65.n6.3     Document Type: Article

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