Audretsch, David B.; Lehmann, Erik; Plummer, Lawrence A. - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - 2007
An important literature has made a fundamental link between corporate governanceand corporate strategy. According to agency theory, assigning managersstock options aligns their interests with the interests of the owners of the firm.This paper suggests that this may not apply in the context of...