TITLE

Record amounts of company stock

AUTHOR(S)
Poe, Randall; Couter, Carol Lee
PUB. DATE
June 1997
SOURCE
Across the Board;Jun97, Vol. 34 Issue 6, p5
SOURCE TYPE
Trade Publication
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
States that record amounts of company stock are being set aside as incentives to spur performance by executives and other employees. Information about the percentage of outstanding share set aside by large United States firms in 1997; Number of companies who are setting aside 20 percent or more as incentives.
ACCESSION #
9708043556

Tags: STOCKHOLDERS

 

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