Why Do Some Firms Give Stock Options To All Employees?: An Empirical Examination of Alternative Theories

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  2005

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  National Bureau of Economic Research

• Publication date

  2005-04-01

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  Business, Economics, Computer Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.JFINECO.2004.03.004
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