In many respects, Australian boards more closely approach normative best practice guidelines for corporate governance … than boards in other Western countries. Do Australian firms then demonstrate a board demographic-organisational performance … performance in 348 of Australia's largest publicly listed companies and describe the attributes of these firms and their boards …

We analyze the effects of ownership type and concentration on performance of a population of firms in a model large … that few types of private ownership improve dynamic post-privatization performance. Concentrated foreign (but not domestic …) ownership improves some measures of performance relative to state ownership. Foreign investors engage in strategic restructuring …

. Thereby, a multitude of originary family variables represent most aspects of family ownership, control, and management …

The initial view of the advantages of ownership concentration in joint stock companies was determined by the concern … shifts the focus of concern: excessive ownership concentration may stifle managerial initiative. This may be particularly … activities. I explore the determinants of ownership concentration and the relationship between ownership structure and firm value …

and corporate ownership structure in an emerging market. To test the implications of these mechanisms the following … does the corporate ownership structure affect the information content of accounting earnings?First, the thesis addresses … close bank-firm relationships have a positive effect on the firm’s investments.The ownership structure as a corporate …

This study is motivated by one of the most prevalent properties of modern corporations: separation of ownership and … control. Ownership concentration has been one of the corporate governance mechanisms to solve the agency problem between … shareholders and management. Existing literature is mainly concerned with the impact of managerial ownership on firm performance …

Supervisory boards within the German corporate governance system have recently received an increasing amount of … attention. New recommendations were given and regulation was passed concerning the composition of supervisory boards and their … actions. Despite this process of reform, scientific studies on supervisory boards of German companies are scarce. In the light …