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Product market competition, corporate governance and firm performance : an empirical analysis for Germany
Januszewski, Silke I. - 1999
comparison with the United States. It has been argued that lack of product market competition and poor corporate governance are … econometric analysis of firm performance in Germany. Based on a unique panel data set with detailed information on almost 400 … Germany's bank-based system of internal control, ownership concentration is harmful for productivity growth. …
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Corporate monitoring by blockholders in Europe : empirical evidence of managerial disciplining in Belgium, France, Germany, and the UK
Dherment-Ferere, Isabelle - 2001
creditors play an active role in disciplining. Block purchases have a monitoring role in Belgium and Germany, but not in France …
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Unions and productivity, financial performance and investment : international evidence
Metcalf, David (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001723513
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Cash holdings of German open-end equity funds : does ownership matter?
Dötz, Niko; Weth, Mark - 2013
In the light of the recent financial crisis, the discussion on the nature of runs and on the stabilizing role of liquidity holdings has intensified. This paper explores the cash management conducted by German open-end equity funds for the period between 2005 and 2010. Since ownership structures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010202775
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Managerial ownership and firm performance in German small and medium-sized enterprises
Müller, Elisabeth (contributor);  … - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001723445
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Managerial ownership and firm performance in German small and medium-sized enterprises
Müller, Elisabeth; Spitz-Oener, Alexandra - 2001
We analyze the relationship between managerial ownership and company performance, testing the incentive and entrenchment hypothesis. Differently from previous literature, we focus on small and medium-sized private enterprises which constitute an important part of the German economy. We use a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001633303
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Corporate ownership structure and performance in Europe
Grant, Jeremy (contributor); Kirchmaier, Thomas (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002032802
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Corporate governance, market discipline, and productivity growth
Köke, F. Jens - 2001
Using a large panel of German manufacturing firms over the years 1986-1996, this study examines the impact of corporate governance and market discipline on productivity growth. We find that firms under concentrated ownership tend to show significantly higher productivity growth. Financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428449
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Dynamics in ownership and firm survival : evidence from corporate Germany
Heiss, Florian - 2001
This study investigates the determinants of changes in corporate ownership and firm failure, taking into account different types of sellers and buyers of control blocks. For a large panel of German corporations we find that firms are more likely to fail or to be sold when performance is poor,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428455
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New evidence on ownership structures in Germany
Köke, F. Jens - 1999
Ownership structures are an important element of the theory explaining corporate governance. This study presents detailed descriptive evidence on the ownership structures of German manufacturing firms. It addresses several shortcomings of the previous German empirical literature: First, we study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428285