Executive compensation and executive incentive problems

Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

Michael C. Jensen, William H. Meckling · Journal of Financial Economics · 1976 · 70.7K citations

Management, Business Economics, Corporate Governance +16

The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities

Fischer Black, Myron S. Scholes · Journal of Political Economy · 1973 · 29.4K citations

Business, Economics, Finance +13

Separation of Ownership and Control

Eugene F. Fama, Michael C. Jensen · The Journal of Law and Economics · 1983 · 19.1K citations

Management, Contract Law, Corporate Governance +12

Determinants of corporate borrowing

Stewart C. Myers · Journal of Financial Economics · 1977 · 13.4K citations

Management, Business Economics, Economics +12

Agency Problems and the Theory of the Firm

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Management, Business Economics, Entrepreneurship +13