Regulator Scrutiny and Bank CEO Incentives

The investment opportunity set and corporate financing, dividend, and compensation policies

Clifford W. Smith, Ross L. Watts · Journal of Financial Economics · 1992 · 3.8K citations

Business, Business Economics, Finance +17

Institutional Investors and Executive Compensation

Jay C. Hartzell, Laura T. Starks · The Journal of Finance · 2003 · 2.1K citations · Full text

Management, Business Economics, Corporate Governance +14

The use of equity grants to manage optimal equity incentive levels

John E. Core, Wayne R. Guay · Journal of Accounting and Economics · 1999 · 1.4K citations · Full text

Management, Business Economics, Economics +17

Are CEOs Really Paid Like Bureaucrats?

Brian J. Hall, Jeffrey B. Liebman · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 1998 · 1.4K citations

Management, Business Economics, Corporate Governance +12

Managerial succession and firm performance

Mark R. Huson, Paul Malatesta, Robert Parrino · Journal of Financial Economics · 2004 · 806 citations

Management, Business Administration, Organizational Behavior +11