This article examines institutional linkages between corporate governance and labour management in Germany. German corporate governance was characterised by the importance of banks, ownership concentration, long-term investment, and stable corporate networks. This system displayed important...

The debate about measuring the degree of internationalization of firms has not solved the question about the usefulness of having one index on the internationalization of firms. This article argues in favour of constructing indices, if the components of those are theoretically and empirically...

Anhand eines Samples der 100 größten deutschen Unternehmen wird die Frage diskutiert, wie sich der Internationalisierungsgrad von Unternehmen messen läßt. Es wird vorgeschlagen, zwischen zwei Internationalisierungsdimensionen zu unterscheiden: Einer realwirtschaftlichen und einer...

Corporate governance in Germany is often described as a bank-oriented, block-holder or stakeholder model where markets for corporate control have not played a significant role. This case study of the hostile takeover of Mannesmann AG by Vodafone in 2000 demonstrates how systemic changes during...