Abstract Die „besser statt billiger“-Kampagne der IG Metall NRW zielt u.a. darauf ab, von der Gewerkschaft wahrgenommene Modernisierungsdefizite in den Unternehmen zu beheben. Auf der Grundlage von Fallstudien in 16 Betrieben, deren Betriebsräte „besser“-Konzepte verfolgt haben, geht...

Abstract Trotz tiefgehenden wirtschaftlichen und politischen Wandels erscheint das deutsche System der industriellen Beziehungen bemerkenswert stabil. Neue Forschungsergebnisse über den Einfluss der Internationalisierung auf die Beziehungen zwischen Arbeitgeber und Arbeitnehmern in den...

The connection between ownership structure and firm performance has attracted much attention, especially in emerging markets, yet yielded many inconsistent empirical results. This paper presents an analysis of the association between eight categories of ownership, HHI Index, GINI index and firm...

The mechanism of governing corporate affairs in line with strategic goal of shareholders' value creation (SVC) has been pivotal debate among academic and institutional scholars over last few decades. Most of the studies in developing countries including Pakistan, have considered more...

The escalating importance of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) has coincided with concerns about corporate governance issues. This article investigates how corporate governance mechanisms along with firm-specific control variables impact performance during M&A deals occurring between 2000-2012 in...

Summary The paper discusses the link between financing R&D and tangible investment, firm size, and corporate governance. Mechanisms of corporate governance, such as the presence of large shareholders or stakeholders, may reduce agency and specificity problems and improve access to external...