Human Capital and CEO Compensation during Institutional Transitions

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 117-147

  Peng, Mike W ^a   Sun, Sunny Li ^b   Markóczy, Lívia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CEO compensation; Human capital; Institutional transitions; International experience; Political ties; Resource dependence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916197634     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joms.12106     Document Type: Article

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