Risk-Taking in New Project Selection: Can Bonus Incentives Overcome Past Performance History?

James M. Kohlmeyer; Andrea Drake

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1161235

Risk-Taking in New Project Selection: Can Bonus Incentives Overcome Past Performance History?

James M. Kohlmeyer
, Andrea Drake

School of Accountancy

East Carolina University

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Original language	American English
Journal	Default journal
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1161235
State	Published - Nov 1 2008

Disciplines

Finance
Statistics and Probability
Business

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