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Corporate governance, chief executive officer compensation, and firm performance 1999 2026 2008 2017 3.1k
  1. Corporate governance, chief executive officer compensation, and firm performance (1999)
    John E. Core, Robert W. Holthausen et al. Journal of Financial Economics

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Corporate Governance, CEO Compensation, and Firm Performance
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Executive Equity Compensation and Incentives: A Survey
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Is U.S. CEO Compensation Inefficient Pay Without Performance
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Discussion of Chief Executive Officer Equity Incentives and Accounting Irregularities
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Stock option plans for non-executive employees
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The Stock and Flow of CEO Equity Incentives
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The Power of the Pen and Executive Compensation
2007
Stock Market Anomalies: Corroborating Evidence from Repurchases and Insider Trading
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The effect of accounting-based debt covenants on equity valuation
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Does Weak Governance Cause Weak Stock Returns? An Examination of Firm Operating Performance and Investors' Expectations
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Is U.S. CEO Compensation Inefficient Pay without Performance?
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The use of equity grants to manage optimal equity incentive levels
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The Other Side of the Trade-Off: The Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation: A Revised Comment
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Is Pay Too High and are Incentives Too Low? A Wealth-Based Contracting Framework
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Discussion of An Analysis of the Theories and Explanations Offered for the Mispricing of Accruals and Accrual Components
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Current and Projected Impacts of Residential Wood Combustion on Pacific Northwest Air Quality
1984
Price vs. Non-Price Performance Measures in Optimal CEO Compensation Contracts
2002
When Contracts Require Risk-Averse Executives to Hold Equity: Implications for Option Valuation and Relative Performance Evaluation
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On the Corporate Demand for Directors' and Officers' Insurance
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The directors' and officers' insurance premium: an outside assessment of the quality of corporate governance
2000
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Market Valuations in the New Economy: An Investigation of What has Changed
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2009
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2007
The Economic Dilution of Employee Stock Options: Diluted EPS for Valuation and Financial Reporting
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1998
Performance consequences of mandatory increases in executive stock ownership
2002
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2010
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2004
The power of the pen and executive compensation
2007
A Review of the Empirical Disclosure Literature: Discussion
2001
A review of the empirical disclosure literature: discussion
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Price versus Non-Price Performance Measures in Optimal CEO Compensation Contracts
2003
When Efficient Contracts Require Risk-Averse Executives to Hold Equity: Implications for Option Valuation, for Relative Performance Evaluation, and for the Corporate Governance Debate
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