Abstract
This paper investigates, through the lens of the principal-agent problem, the relationship between payment of National Hockey League (NHL) salaries and player performance during the period 2005-2011 and explores the inherent issues within the NHL player compensation and incentive structure.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1306-1330 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | Management Research Review |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- National Hockey League
- player performance
- guaranteed contracts
- principal agent problem