Performance Measurement and Incentive Compensation: An Empirical Analysis and Comparison of Chinese and Western Firms' Practices

This paper describes the findings of a study aimed at providing a replication and extension in China of studies focused on incentive compensation practices of automobile retailers in the USA and the Netherlands. Rich, detailed data-sets from all three countries are analysed together and in compariso...

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Published in:The European accounting review 2011-12, Vol.20 (4), p.639-667
Main Authors: Merchant, Kenneth A., Van der Stede, Wim A., Lin, Thomas W., Yu, Zengbiao
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Automobile dealers
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Bonuses
China
Compensation
Data analysis
Empirical research
Incentives
Managers
Netherlands
Performance appraisal
Retail trade
Studies
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Automobiles
Bonuses
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Compensation
Data analysis
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Incentives
Managers
Netherlands
Performance appraisal
Retail trade
Studies
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