Sense-Making in Compensation Committees: A Cultural Theory Perspective

Organization Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 389-421

  Malsch, Bertrand ^a   Tremblay, Marie Soleil ^b   Gendron, Yves ^c  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE NATIONALE D'ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

compensation committee; cultural change; cultural theory; executive remuneration; Mary Douglas; sense making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858687277     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840611433993     Document Type: Article

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