The Gender Gap in Executive Compensation: The Role of Female Directors and Chief Executive Officers

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 639, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 258-278

  Shin, Taekjin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

board of directors; CEO; chief executive officer; compensation committee; executive compensation; gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865873495     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716211421119     Document Type: Article

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