This paper analyses ownership and control structures of Dutch listed companies. Legislation effective since 1992 … that the average ownership stakes of the largest and the three largest shareholders are 27% and 41%, respectively. The … average ownership stakes of banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions are relatively low. We observe that …

, labour efficiency and wage level, rather than in entities' profitability. Compared to the dispersion among firms within the …

Economic development implies that the efficiency of firms in developing countries is approaching that of firms in … privatization, competition and foreign investment. We also test hypotheses positing that only firms near the efficiency frontier … find that privatization to domestic owners did not markedly improve the efficiency of firms; domestic firms are not …

has implications for ownership debates, efficiency study specification, and the development of regulatory screens. …We model the endogenous ownership of a monopoly utility by either investors or the firm's customers. Ownership arises … endogenously based on customers' quality preference, which affects each ownership type's viability. Customer ownership arises when …

. For example, both locally and foreign owned entities are very deferent in efficiency when grouped on export intensity and …

The current literature on firm ownership around the world shows that concentrated ownership with only one or a few … controlling owners is common, especially in many European and Asian countries. The dispersed ownership has proven to be uncommon … and even countries with supposed dispersed ownership has also shown signs of ownership concentration. Commonly, the …

in Russia in comparison to other CIS. We provide three company cases with subsequent discussion on ownership, control …