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Retention Awards

Retention Award is a type of executive compensation designed to secure the continued employment of key executives by offering them targeted financial incentives contingent upon remaining with the organization for a specified period.

56

Publications

4.7K

Citations

107

Authors

62

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

9

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Retention Bonuses

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Publications

56

Executive compensation, management turnover, and firm performance

Anne T. Coughlan, Ronald M. Schmidt · Journal of Accounting and Economics · 1985 · 1.3K citations

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The structure and performance consequences of equity grants to employees of new economy firms

Christopher D. Ittner, Richard A. Lambert, David F. Larcker · Journal of Accounting and Economics · 2002 · 592 citations

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CEO selection succession, compensation and firm performance: A theoretical integration and empirical analysis

Long Range Planning · 1990 · 294 citations

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The Structure and Performance Consequences of Equity Grants to Employees of New Economy Firms

Christopher D. Ittner, Richard A. Lambert, David F. Larcker · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2002 · 204 citations · Full text

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Golden handshakes: Separation pay for retired and dismissed CEOs

David Yermack · Journal of Accounting and Economics · 2006 · 197 citations

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Authors

107

  1. DY
    David Yermack

    New York University, United States

    4 publications · 284 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. WG
    Wilbur G. Lewellen

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    2 publications · 138 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. AF
    Anton F. Schlechter

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    2 publications · 63 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. WN
    Wallace N. Davidson

    Southern Illinois University Carbondale, United States

    2 publications · 194 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. CD
    Christopher D. Ittner

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    2 publications · 796 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

62

  1. New York University

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    318 citations

  2. Southern Illinois University Carbondale

    Carbondale, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    349 citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    183 citations

  4. University of Massachusetts Boston

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    31 citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    225 citations

  6. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    103 citations

  7. University of Johannesburg

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    63 citations

  8. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    2.2K citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 5 publications · 301 citations

    5

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  2. Journal of Accounting and Economics

    4 publications · 2.2K citations

    4

    h-index

  3. Industrial and Labor Relations Review

    2 publications · 54 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. Journal of Business Research

    JBR · 2 publications · 127 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Journal of Corporate Finance

    2 publications · 109 citations

    2

    h-index

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