HOW MUCH DOES THE CEO MATTER? THE ROLE OF MANAGERIAL DISCRETION IN THE SETTING OF CEO COMPENSATION.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 April 1998
Sydney Finkelstein, Brian Boyd
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The idea that managerial discretion—defined as latitude of action—may be an important determinant of CEO compensation has been recognized for some time. However, in spite of considerable work that ...
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