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Governance structures, efficiency and firm profitability

Lehmann, Erik (contributor); Warning, Susanne (contributor); … - 2004

Using a panel data set of 361 German corporations for the period 1991 to 1996 we test the hypothesis that firms with more efficient governance structures have higher profitability. To determine efficiency we compare firms with respect to ownership concentration, the identity of owners, capital...

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Does the governed corporation perform better? : governance structures and corporate performance in Germany

Lehmann, Erik; Weigand, Jürgen - 2000

The paper investigates the impact of corporate governance on the performance of 361 German corporations over the time period 1991 to 1996. We find ownership concentration to affect profitability significantly negatively. Representation of owners on the board of executive directors does not make...

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Wieviel Phantasie braucht die Fußballaktie?

Lehmann, Erik; Weigand, Jürgen - 1998

Nach dem Vorbild börsennotierter britischer Vereine wird es auch deutschen Profifußballvereinen in absehbarer Zukunft möglich sein, sich in Aktiengesellschaften umzuwandeln. Der anschließende Börsengang soll dann den nach den jüngsten Entwicklungen im Profifußballbereich gestiegenen...

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Forward integration and market entry : evidence from natural gas markets for household customers in Germany

Nikogosian, Vigen; Weigand, Jürgen - 2012

Due to potential abuse of the market power at wholesale and retail market level for natural gas the Federal Cartel Office in Germany prohibited further forward integration of gas importing firms with retail incumbents from 2005/2006 to 2010. The Authority argued that the very few dominant gas...

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Agent-based simulation of regulatory interventions to promote the diffusion of Smart Metering in Germany

Rixen, Martin - 2013

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Sunk costs, managerial incentives and firm productivity : empirical evidence for German corporations

Groß-Schuler, Alexandra; Weigand, Jürgen - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 2, pp. 275-287

In this paper, we use a production function approach to examine the impact of ownership concentration, product market competition and financial pressure on German firm productivity. Additionally, we are interested in the influence of ownership identity and changes in ownership structure. We also...

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