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Performance periods in CEO performance-based equity awards: theory and evidence

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Performance periods in CEO performance-based equity awards: theory and evidence. / Evans III, John Harry; Gao, Zhan; Hwang, Yuhchang et al.
In: The Accounting Review, Vol. 93, No. 2, 01.03.2018, p. 161-190.

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Evans III, JH, Gao, Z, Hwang, Y & Wu, W-T 2018, 'Performance periods in CEO performance-based equity awards: theory and evidence', The Accounting Review, vol. 93, no. 2, pp. 161-190. https://doi.org/10.2308/accr-51839

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Evans III, J. H., Gao, Z., Hwang, Y., & Wu, W-T. (2018). Performance periods in CEO performance-based equity awards: theory and evidence. The Accounting Review, 93(2), 161-190. https://doi.org/10.2308/accr-51839

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Evans III JH, Gao Z, Hwang Y, Wu W-T. Performance periods in CEO performance-based equity awards: theory and evidence. The Accounting Review. 2018 Mar 1;93(2):161-190. Epub 2017 Sept 1. doi: 10.2308/accr-51839

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Evans III, John Harry ; Gao, Zhan ; Hwang, Yuhchang et al. / Performance periods in CEO performance-based equity awards : theory and evidence. In: The Accounting Review. 2018 ; Vol. 93, No. 2. pp. 161-190.

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