This chapter documents the evolution of ownership and control of firms around the world over a hundred year period from … stock markets and contrasts these with the persistent patterns of ownership that are observed in many countries around the … world. In particular, it documents the growth in dispersion in ownership that took place in many countries from the early …

different measures produce very different results. But, whichever measure is used, taking account of pyramid ownership … ultimate control rights measures are adequate on their own, suggesting that further work on ownership structure and pyramids is …

-float are likely to grant stock-based long-term incentives. Furthermore, we find that high inside ownership and large … blockholders are negatively correlated with the probability of granting stock-based long-term incentives. Finally, we find that an …

to be driven mainly by firms with managerial ownership. In a second step, we test how different corporate governance … this phenomenon. -- Accrual Anomaly ; Earnings Quality ; Corporate Governance ; Managerial Ownership ; Capital Market …

-float are likely to grant stock-based long-term incentives. Furthermore, we find that high inside ownership and large … blockholders are negatively correlated with the probability of granting stock-based long-term incentives. Finally, we find that an …

listed companies. This article introduces the concept of an ownership-based style index of listed firms in Germany, the … recent developments. -- insider ownership ; style index ; ownership structure ; corporate governance …

Index ; Ownership Structure ; Corporate Governance …

consequences of concentrated ownership, these results suggest that bank influence serves as a substitute control mechanism, one of …