Is there an inverse U-shaped relationship between pay and performance?

North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 28, Issue , 2014, Pages 347-357

  Kuo, Hsien Chang ^a   Lin, Dan ^b   Lien, Donald ^c   Wang, Lie Huey ^d   Yeh, Li Jen ^a  

^a SHIH CHIEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAKMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Executive compensation; Firm performance; Pay for performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901478994     PISSN: 10629408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.najef.2014.03.007     Document Type: Article

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