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governance and the structure of Korean executive compensation is considerably different from elsewhere in the West, we find that … the nature of Chaebols in Korea and the current corporate governance reform efforts in Korea that are aimed mostly at …
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This paper examines whether the introduction of corporate governance (CG) reforms in general and that of transparency …. Using recent data from Russia for 2000-2008, we find that the introduction of corporate governance codes in Russia had …
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This paper provides empirical evidence consistent with the facts that (1) social networks may strongly affect board … composition and (2) social networks may be detrimental to corporate governance. Our empirical investigation relies on a unique … directors. Networks of former high ranking civil servants are the most active in shaping board composition. Our identification …
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This paper studies the turnover of board of directors members in a sample of 72 companies listed on the Milan Stock … Exchange during the period 1988-1996. We investigate whether board members change more frequently when company performance is … evidence of a monitoring role of the second largest shareholder. Also the turnover of top executives exhibits a negative …
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The role of government shareholding in corporate performance is central to an understanding of China?s newly privatized large firms. In this paper, we analyze shareholders as agents that can both harm and benefit companies. We examine the ownership structure of 826 listed corporations and find...
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performance appraisalsystems, monitoring by supervisors, autonomy to organize the work) and individuals’inclination to trust …
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This paper provides evidence on how executive compensation relates to firm performance in listed firms in China. Using comprehensive financial and accounting data on China's listed firms from 1998 to 2002, augmented by unique data on executive compensation and ownership structure, we find for...
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hold out the prospect that good corporate governance might include employee representation by virtue of the monitoring … globalization and the availability of alternative forms of corporate governance in the EU. …
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on CEO turnover, ownership structure and board characteristics, we estimate Logit models of CEO turnover. We find … shareholders have weaker turnover-performance link. Consistent with the law and finance approach to corporate governance and the … literature on economic transition, our findings suggest that any fundamental improvement in China's corporate governance will …
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governance and the structure of Korean executive compensation is considerably different from elsewhere in the West, we find that … on the nature of Chaebols in Korea and the current corporate governance reform efforts in Korea that are aimed mostly at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822774