The effect of insider control and global benchmarks on Chinese executive compensation

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-123

  Chen, Jean J ^a   Liu, Xuguang ^b   Li, Weian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Benchmark Effect; China; Corporate Governance; Executive Compensation; Managerial Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952576756     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2010.00788.x     Document Type: Article

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