Dieses Lehrbuch richtet sich vor allem an Studentinnen und Studenten der Wirtschafts­ wissenschaften im Grundstudium. Sein Aufbau und sein Inhalt spiegeln unsere Einschät­ zung wider, daß es möglich und sinnvoll ist, Studierende in das umfassende Gebiet "Investition und Finanzierung"...

Abstract The paper provides an overview and an economic analysis of the development of the corporate governance of German banks since the 1950s, highlighting peculiarities – as seen from the meanwhile prevailing standard model perspective – of the German case. These peculiarities refer to...

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