In the last years, non-executive directors are facing increasing duties and (legal) responsibilities. From that perspective, it is quite surprising that the remuneration of non-executive directors has received rather little attention so far. In this study we examine the German experience. We...

We analyze director compensation in German listed firms for the time period 2005 to 2009. Our sample covers all listed companies in the German Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, specifically firms with shares listed in the indices of DAX, MDAX, SDAX and TecDAX. The aim of the...

New shares of seasoned equity offerings are often issued with a sustainable discount. This discount implies a dilution in the sphere of old shareholders. Now, at least in Germany the old shareholders are commonly compensated for the dilution effect by issuing rights. However, the dilution also...

We analyze director compensation in German listed firms for the 2005–2009 period. Our sample covers all listed companies in the German Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, specifically firms with shares listed in the indices of DAX, MDAX, SDAX, and TecDAX. In the last years,...

und Gang der Untersuchung -- Der Zielkonflikt zwischen Management und Anteilseigner -- Diskussion der Vergütungskomponenten -- Daten zu Managervergütung, Corporate Governance Variablen und Unternehmensmerkmalen -- Managerial Entrenchment -- Zusammenfassung.