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The effect of capital market pressures on the association between R&D spending and CEO option compensation

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  • Jian Cao
  • Indrarini Laksmana

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  • Jian Cao & Indrarini Laksmana, 2010. "The effect of capital market pressures on the association between R&D spending and CEO option compensation," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 34(2), pages 273-300, February.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s11156-009-0146-7
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    Keywords

    R&D expenditures; CEO option compensation; Earnings benchmarks; M41; M52;
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    JEL classification:

    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting
    • M52 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects

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