Purpose – The objective of this research is to examine the effect of a broad-based option program on voluntary employee turnover. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the effect of a broad-based stock option program in a Fortune 100 company during the 1990s and uses logistical...

Purpose – The objective of this research is to examine the effect of a broad‐based option program on voluntary employee turnover. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the effect of a broad‐based stock option program in a Fortune 100 company during the 1990s and uses...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a study which examined the effects of underwriter reputation market segments on the value relevance of firm specific risk measures in the pricing of initial public offerings (IPOs). Design/methodology/approach – The study abandons the notion...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show the applicability of data envelopment analysis (DEA) in arriving at an unbiased account of relative performance in a set of companies, using the pharmaceutical industry as an example. Design/methodology/approach – A DEA-based income efficiency...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a study which examined the effects of underwriter reputation market segments on the value relevance of firm specific risk measures in the pricing of initial public offerings (IPOs). Design/methodology/approach – The study abandons the notion...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show the applicability of data envelopment analysis (DEA) in arriving at an unbiased account of relative performance in a set of companies, using the pharmaceutical industry as an example. Design/methodology/approach – A DEA‐based income efficiency...