Hand in the Cookie Jar: An Experimental Investigation of Equity‐Based Compensation and Managerial Fraud
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DOI: 10.1002/j.2325-8012.2008.tb00903.x
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- David Bruner & Michael McKee & Rudy Santore, 2008. "Hand in the Cookie Jar: An Experimental Investigation of Equity-based Compensation and Managerial Fraud," Working Papers 08-05, Department of Economics, Appalachian State University.
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- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
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