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

Welche Rolle spielen die Fremdfinanciers im Rahmen der Corporate Governance? Dieser Frage geht Stefan Wendt nach, indem er die Position und Einflussnahme der Fremdfinanciers sowie die Auswirkungen der Ausgestaltung der Corporate Governance auf die Fremdfinanzierungskosten analysiert. In einer...

Die Unternehmensbewertung in Emerging Markets stellt aufgrund höherer Risiken und Unsicherheiten eine große Herausforderung dar. Edith Hofbauer analysiert die Eignung der einzelnen Bewertungsverfahren und legt den Fokus auf die Ermittlung der Eigenkapitalkosten. Sie geht aus theoretischer und...

This book addresses the increasing prominence of family-owned business groups and their potential to influence growth and development in the global economy. Family businesses are not necessarily converging towards unitary models of corporate governance or organizational designs, but remain...

Part I: Corporate Governance and Firm Performance -- Part II: Corporate Governance and Firm Behaviour -- Part III: Corporate Governance Pracices in Emerging Markets -- Part IV: Corporate Governance: Laws, Reforms and Practical Issues -- Part V: Corporate Governance Matters: Lessons from...

From a period of growth and considerably high levels of profitability, Greek banks recently found themselves battling a major decrease in demand in the local market, and an increase in non-performing loans. How is the Greek banking system able to survive the crisis? This is discussed by looking...

This volume focuses on current issues of debate in the area of modern macroeconomics and money, written from (a broadly interpreted) post Keynesian perspective. The papers connect with Philip Arestis' contributions to macroeconomics and money, and pay tribute to his distinguished career

The International Papers in Political Economy (IPPE) series explores the latest developments in political economy. This twelfth volume presents a collection of eight papers, examining the origins of the international financial crisis of 2007/2008 and the great recession by focusing on emerging...