Stock options and managers’ incentives to cheat
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Keywords
Executive compensation; Fraud; Incentives; Stock options; G13; G30;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
- G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
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