The Stock Options Book, 3rd ed.

by David R. Johanson

The Stock Options Book is a comprehensive guide for companies and their professional advisors who want to set up and maintain employee stock option programs to attract, retain, and reward employees. The book covers legal rules, administrative matters, valuation, accounting, plan design, IPO issues, creating a more productive "ownership culture," special considerations for equity compensation in closely held companies, case studies, new research on how companies are structuring their option plans, common questions and answers for plan participants, and alternative plans such as phantom stock, all with an emphasis on broad-based plans in which most or all employees are offered options.

Genres: Human Resources, Finance, Business Strategy

258 pages, Paperback

First published December 28, 1998