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Kramarz, Francis; Thesmar, David - 2006

This paper provides empirical evidence consistent with the facts that (1) social networks may strongly affect board composition and (2) social networks may be detrimental to corporate governance. Our empirical investigation relies on a unique dataset on executives and outside directors of...

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Globalization of Corporate Covernance: The American Influence on Dismissal Performance Sensitivity of European CEOs

Jungeilges, Jochen A.; Oxelheim, Lars; Randoy, Trond - 2010

This study examines how globalization of corporate governance practices influence the risk of European CEOs being dismissed. We argue that the harsh monitoring of the American corporate governance system spills over to the rest of the world as a result of this globalization. We focus on direct...

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Normung, Managementsysteme und Betriebsratshandeln

Grasy, Jonas; Seibold, Bettina - 2024

Die vorliegende Bestandsaufnahme zum Einfluss privatrechtlicher Normung auf Mitbestimmung, Personalpolitik und Arbeitsschutz macht deutlich, dass die Mitbestimmungsakteure zum Thema sensibilisiert und aufgeklärt werden sollten, da viele der in Unternehmen eingesetzten Managementsysteme und...

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Outside board memberships of CEOs: Expertise or entrenchment?

Balsmeier, Benjamin; Buchwald, Achim; Peters, Heiko - 2011

We investigate whether outside board memberships of CEOs signal expertise or entrenchment. The analysis is based on panel data of the largest German companies covering the period from 1996 to 2008. Supporting the entrenchment hypothesis, our analysis reveals that firms having a CEO with one or...

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Board Independence and CEO Turnover

Laux, Volker - 2005

It is widely believed that the ideal board in corporations is composed almost entirely of independent (outside) directors. In contrast, this paper shows that some lack of board independence can be in the interest of shareholders. This follows because a lack of board independence serves as a...

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Power, rent extraction, and executive compensation

Bebchuk, Lucian; Fried, Jesse - In: CESifo Forum 03 (2002) 3, pp. 23-28

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Wie sollte die Managementvergütung (nicht) reguliert werden? Ordnungspolitische Überlegungen zur Haftungsbeschränkung von und in Organisationen

Pies, Ingo; Sass, Peter - 2011

of limited liability for managers. Both aspects are of vital importance for entrepreneurial innovations and thus for the …Walter Eucken strongly rejected the institution of limited liability. From his point of view, only unrestricted full … liability was in conformity with the market order. This perspective misses important insights, as is shown with recourse to the …

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Ownership or Performance: What Determines Board of Directors' Turnover in Italy?

Brunello, Giorgio; Graziano, Clara; Parigi, Bruno - 1999

This paper analyses the turnover of board of directors members on a sample of companies listed on the Milan Stock Exchange in the period 1988-1996. Our aim is to investigate if board members change more frequently when company performance is poor, as the literature suggests, if this relationship...

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Ownership or Performance: What Determines Board of Directors' Turnover in Italy?

Brunello, Giorgio; Graziano, Clara; Parigi, Bruno Maria - 2000

This paper studies the turnover of board of directors members in a sample of 72 companies listed on the Milan Stock Exchange during the period 1988-1996. We investigate whether board members change more frequently when company performance is poor, as the literature suggests, and whether and how...

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Ownership Concentration, Monitoring and Optimal Board Structure

Graziano, Clara; Luporini, Annalisa - 2005

The paper analyzes the optimal structure of board of directors in a firm with ownership concentrated in the hands of a large shareholder who sits on the board. We focus our attention on the choice between one-tier board who performs all tasks and two-tier board where the management board is in...

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