Are Employee Selection and Incentive Contracts Complements or Substitutes?

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Funding Acknowledgements

Accepted by Douglas Skinner. Constructive comments were received from Shannon Anderson, Tony Davila, Jan Greve, Martijn Schoute, Laurence van Lent, Eelke Wiersma, and seminar and conference participants at Bocconi University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Kobe University, London School of Economics, University of Technology Sydney, VU University, the AAA Management Accounting Section meeting, and the EIASM Conference on New Directions in Management Accounting. We would also like to thank Simon Bell and Genevieve Thompson for their contribution to the design of the survey and the financial support from the University of Melbourne that has allowed this collaboration. We would particularly like to thank the editor and the reviewer for their insightful comments and constructive advice throughout the review process.