TITLE

Getting company chiefs off fat stock option diets

AUTHOR(S)

Knight, James A.

PUB. DATE

July 2002

SOURCE

Crain's Chicago Business;7/29/2002, Vol. 25 Issue 30, p9

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Comments on sizable stock options included in the compensation system for chief executive officers in the U.S. Benefits of stock options; Concern over the declining share prices; Citation of several emerging trade practices.

ACCESSION #

7187006

Tags: STOCK options;  WAGES;  CHIEF executive officers

 

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