Executive compensation in an international context: The role of informal and formal institutions

Global Compensation: Foundations and Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 86-99

  Haynes, Katalin Takacs ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84953445851     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203885635-16     Document Type: Chapter

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