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Innovationsverhalten in Familienunternehmen

Hülsbeck, Marcel; Lehmann, Erik E.; Weiß, Dominik; … - 2011

Familienunternehmen gelten in der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung als besonders innovativ und als Hidden Champions der … unterschiedlichen Ergebnissen. Einerseits wird Familienunternehmen ein besonderer Unternehmergeist bescheinigt, der sie besonders … less innovation activity. In this study we investigate the innovation activity of 436 German manufacturing firms differing …

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DAXplus family: Ein Aktienindex zur Darstellung der Performance von Familienunternehmen

Achleitner, Ann-Kristin; Kaserer, Christoph; Kauf, Tobias; … - 2010

In January 2010 the Deutsche Börse Group introduced two family firm stock indices. Both indices are calculated as price and performance indices and extend the number of investment strategy indices of Deutsche Börse Group. The DAXplus Family is an all-share index whereas the DAXplus Family 30...

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Capital structure decisions in family firms: empirical evidence from a bank-based economy

Ampenberger, Markus; Schmid, Thomas; Achleitner, Ann-Kristin - 2009

This study examines how family firm characteristics affect capital structure decisions. In our analysis we disentangle the influence of three distinct components of a family firm: ownership, supervisory and management board activities by the founding family. Thereby, we use a unique panel...

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Controlling shareholders and payout policy: do founding families have a special 'taste for dividends'?

Schmid, Thomas; Ampenberger, Markus; Kaserer, Christoph; … - 2010

Around the world (with the U.S. and U.K. as exceptions) concentrated ownership structures and controlling shareholders are predominant even among listed firms. We provide novel empirical evidence how such controlling shareholders, in particular founding families, affect payout policy decisions....

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Dividend policy, corporate control and the tax status of the controlling shareholder

Andres, Christian; Betzer, André; Goergen, Marc - 2012

This paper studies the impact of the concentration of control, the type of controlling shareholder and the dividend tax preference of the controlling shareholder on dividend policy for a panel of 220 German firms over 1984-2005. While the concentration of control does not have an effect on the...

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New evidence on ownership structures in Germany

Köke, Jens - 1999

Ownership structures are an important element of the theory explaining corporate governance. This study presents detailed descriptive evidence on the ownership structures of German manufacturing firms. It addresses several shortcomings of the previous German empirical literature: First, we study...

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Control transfers in corporate Germany: their frequency, causes and consequences

Köke, Jens - 2000

This study examines changes in block ownership for a large sample of listed and non-listed German firms. The frequency of block trading is similar to other countries, and the vast majority of block trades leads to changes in ultimate ownership (control transfers). Such changes are more likely...

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Corporate monitoring by blockholders in Europe: empirical evidence of managerial disciplining in Belgium, France, Germany, and the UK

Dherment-Ferere, Isabelle; Köke, Jens; Renneboog, Luc - 2001

This study examines managerial disciplining in poorly performing firms using large panels for Belgian, French, German and UK firms. We consider the monitoring role of large blockholders, the market for share blocks, creditors, and non-executive directors. Board restructuring is correlated to...

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Determinants of acquisition and failure: stylized facts and lessons for empirical studies

Köke, Jens - 2001

This study provides new stylized facts on the determinants of corporate failure and acquisition in Germany. It also offers important lessons for the design of empirical studies. We show that firms experiencing failure or acquisition are significantly different from surviving firms on a number of...

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Corporate governance, market discipline, and productivity growth

Köke, Jens - 2001

Using a large panel of German manufacturing firms over the years 1986?1996, this study examines the impact of corporate governance and market discipline on productivity growth. We find that firms under concentrated ownership tend to show significantly higher productivity growth. Financial...

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