Part I: Corporate Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance -- Part II: Issues in Executive Compensation -- Part III: Boards of Directors: Roles, duties, and Responsibilities -- Part IV: New Trends in Corporate Governance: Towards a More Effective and Sustainable Governance

Unternehmensentwicklung ist ein zentrales Themengebiet der Managementliteratur, welches so lange existiert, wie es Unternehmen gibt, die entwickelt und verändert werden. Daniel Hohmann systematisiert und beschreibt die Vielzahl der verschiedenen Methoden und entwickelt ein einfaches Toolset. In...

This intriguing study sheds light on the efficiency of corporate control allocation in Chinese listed firms. Using a panel data set for the period 1996 to 2006, it examines the frequency, causes and consequences of changes in corporate control. The results indicate that poorly performing firms...

During the first two-thirds of the 20th century the themes of sectorial structure and compared performance prevail in Italian economic historiography. In contrast, in the last part of the century attention is focused on the behavior of single economic actors and their micro-economic strategies....

Driven to the Brink is a collection of short stories about corporate disasters and how inadequate governance and flawed culture caused a massive destruction of shareholder value. Look at any major corporate meltdown and two factors emerge: a failure of corporate governance and a culture where...

Ralf Winkler untersucht empirisch die Auswirkungen der Aufsichtsratsvergütung auf die Überwachungseffektivität deutscher Aufsichtsratsgremien. Unter Verwendung eines Datensatzes mit Unternehmensinformationen börsennotierter Kapitalgesellschaften der Jahre 2010 bis 2013 gibt er Anhaltspunkte...

Boards of directors are a central feature of any corporate governance regime. The role of directors and how they affect firm value and policies is examined in depth in academic literature. However, it is easy to get both lost and overwhelmed when searching through the literature review that...

In the 5th edition of this successful book Martin Hilb presents an innovative and integrated approach to the theory and practice of corporate governance. Central to this approach is a set of instruments - developed and tested by the author - that can be used by boards to offer effective...

Das Top Management im deutschen Corporate Governance-System -- Zur Effektivität von Top Management Teams -- Handlungsbedingungen offener Diskussionen -- Maßnahmen zur Förderung offener Diskussionen -- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick.