Determinants of CEO Pay: A comparison of ExecuComp and non-ExecuComp firms

Accounting Review

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1511-1543

  Cadman, Brian ^a   Klasa, Sandy ^b   Matsunaga, Steve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracting environment; ExecuComp database; Executive compensation; Stock option grants

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958458351     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2010.85.5.1511     Document Type: Review

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