Firm heterogeneity in growth option value: The role of managerial incentives

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1557-1566

  Alessandri, Todd M ^a   Tong, Tony W ^b   Reuer, Jeffrey J ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

firm heterogeneity; growth option value; managerial incentives; real options theory

Indexed keywords

FIRM HETEROGENEITY; GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES; GROWTH OPTIONS; INDUSTRY GROWTH; MANAGERIAL INCENTIVES; POSITIVE INTERACTION; REAL OPTIONS THEORY; STOCK OPTIONS; STOCK OWNERSHIP;

INDUSTRY;

MANAGERS;

EID: 84867854858     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.1992     Document Type: Article

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