The Valuation Differences Between Stock Option and Restricted Stock Grants for US Firms

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 395-412

  Irving, James H ^a   Landsman, Wayne R ^b   Lindsey, Bradley P ^a  

^a Raymond A Mason School of Business   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Restricted stock; Stock compensation; Stock options; Valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955840218     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.2011.02235.x     Document Type: Article

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