Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an outline of German corporate governance. Design/methodology/approach – The history of the German Corporate Governance Code is highlighted. Then a short overview of the acceptance of the code by companies in practice is given which is based...

The German stock market has developed by leaps and bounds over the past two years. German legislators have, for example, introduced a large number of improvements that have brought the underlying conditions of the German financial markets into line with international standards. Market...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an outline of German corporate governance. Design/methodology/approach – The history of the German Corporate Governance Code is highlighted. Then a short overview of the acceptance of the code by companies in practice is given which is based...