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Does the Market for Top Executives Work? CEO Pay and Turnover in Small UK Companies

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Does the Market for Top Executives Work? CEO Pay and Turnover in Small UK Companies. / Conyon, Martin; Nicolitsas, D.
In: Small Business Economics, Vol. 11, No. 2, 09.1998, p. 145-154.

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Conyon, M & Nicolitsas, D 1998, 'Does the Market for Top Executives Work? CEO Pay and Turnover in Small UK Companies', Small Business Economics, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 145-154. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007908520404

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Conyon, M., & Nicolitsas, D. (1998). Does the Market for Top Executives Work? CEO Pay and Turnover in Small UK Companies. Small Business Economics, 11(2), 145-154. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007908520404

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Conyon M, Nicolitsas D. Does the Market for Top Executives Work? CEO Pay and Turnover in Small UK Companies. Small Business Economics. 1998 Sept;11(2):145-154. doi: 10.1023/A:1007908520404

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Conyon, Martin ; Nicolitsas, D. / Does the Market for Top Executives Work? CEO Pay and Turnover in Small UK Companies. In: Small Business Economics. 1998 ; Vol. 11, No. 2. pp. 145-154.

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