Executive compensation, compensation consultants, and shopping for opinion: Evidence from the United Kingdom

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 607-643

  Goh, Lisa ^a   Gupta, Aditi ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compensation consultants; Executive compensation; Managerial power; Opinion Shopping; PayPerformance sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651410995     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X1002500407     Document Type: Article

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