Article: Study Shows Options May Still Be Best Driver Of Performance.(analysis of stock options)

Byline: Jessica Marquez

With the change in accounting rules for stock options, many firms are taking a knee-jerk approach and are simply getting rid of options in favor of restricted stock, says Jack Dolmat-Connell, president and CEO of DolmatConnell & Partners, an executive compensation consulting firm in Newton, Massachusetts. But in doing so, they might be undercutting their ability to get the most out of key executives.

"There are a lot of tax and accounting ramifications to offering stock options, but if companies only look at it from that perspective, they may miss out on the bigger picture,'' he says.

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