Explaining high US CEO pay in a global context: An institutional perspective

Global Compensation: Foundations and Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 192-205

  Balkin, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 79956283011     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203885635-25     Document Type: Chapter

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