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Does say on pay matter? : evidence from Germany

Tröger, Tobias; Walz, Uwe - 2019

have reason to change compensation packages. They leave matters unaffected where shareholders show rather strong support …

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Shareholder Activism in Germany : Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence

Schäfer, Henry - 2019

Germany is the largest economy in Europe and yet there has been very little research in the area of shareholder activism. Main objective of this research paper is to discuss shareholder activism for DAX 30 companies. We provide the most recent empirical evidence that formal activism in Germany...

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Does say on pay matter? : evidence from the German natural experiment

Tröger, Tobias; Walz, Uwe - 2016

We analyze a hand-collected dataset of 1669 executive compensation packages at 34 firms included in the main German stock market index (DAX) for the years 2006- 2014 in order to investigate the impact of the 2009 say on pay legislation. First, we observe that the compensation packages of...

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Outside Director Liability : German Stock Corporation Law in Transatlantic Perspective

Roth, Markus - 2010

The role of outside directors is one of the key features in the transatlantic corporate governance debate. As their importance rises, their liability is also attracting attention. Since there are only a few cases internationally in which outside directors of listed companies have been held...

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Globalizing Trust? Transferring Anglo-American Minority Shareholder Protections to Civil Law Germany

Halberstam, Michael - 2008

shareholders in civil law systems explains crucial differences in corporate structure and finance. It questions the thesis that the …

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The German Law of and Experience with the Supervisory Board

Hopt, Klaus J. - 2017

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Comparative Corporate Governance

Fleckner, Andreas Martin - 2015

The business corporation is one of the greatest organizational inventions. But it creates risks for both shareholders …

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The Structure of the Board of Directors : Boards and Governance Strategies in the US, the UK and Germany

Hopt, Klaus J.; Leyens, Patrick C. - 2021

problems between owners and managers, controlling and non-controlling shareholders, and shareholder and stakeholder … corporate control is known as a removal strategy that alleviates the agency problem between owners and managers of potential … shareholders rather than as a means to shield the incumbent board from removal by the acquirer. The governance options include …

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The German Law of and Experience with the Supervisory Board

Hopt, Klaus J. - 2017

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Stock Price Reaction to Supervisory Board Interventions : Empirical Evidence from Germany

Vetter, Karin - 2015

Within the discussion about an efficient corporate governance system, considerable attention has been paid to the supervisory board's responsibility to monitor top executives raising the question about the value relevance of supervisory board's actions (i.e., control). We conduct an event study...

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