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Determinants of stock options awards: evidence from French firms

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  • Mohamed Imen Gallali
  • Mehdi Bouras

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The literature on managers' compensation points out several factors specific to firms and to the determinants of stock options awards. At the empirical level, most studies focused on market-oriented governance mechanisms [studies on the US context (Yermack, 1995; Tzioumis, 2008)] or network-oriented systems [studies on the Japanese context (Uchida, 2006)]. We attempt to determine the factors behind stock options awards in a country characterised by a mixed governance system (market- and network-oriented) which is France. We conducted our study on a sample of 152 firms listed on the French stock market (the SBF250 index) during the 2002-2009 period. The results supported the hypothesis that the factors behind managers' stock option compensation are firm size, growth opportunities, manager's age, dividend distribution and ownership concentration.

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  • Mohamed Imen Gallali & Mehdi Bouras, 2012. "Determinants of stock options awards: evidence from French firms," International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 7(4), pages 279-300.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbget:v:7:y:2012:i:4:p:279-300
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    1. Bouras Mehdi & Gallali Mohamed Imen, 2014. "The Determinants Of Equity Based Compensation: A Bidimensional Validity Of The Agency Theory," Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance (AAMJAF), Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, vol. 10(2), pages 117-145.

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