Multinationality, CEO compensation, and corporate governance: Some empirical evidence

Managerial Finance

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1-12

  Lippert, Robert L ^a   Rahman, Manzur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting research; Alignment; Multinationals; Pay structures; Top management; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993084890     PISSN: 03074358     EISSN: 17587743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074359910766181     Document Type: Article

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