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Are CEOs in family firms paid like bureaucrats? : evidence from Bayesian and frequentist analyses

Block, Jörn (contributor) - 2008

The relationship between CEO pay and performance has been much analyzed in the management and economics literature. This study analyzes the structure of executive compensation in family and non-family firms. In line with predictions of agency theory, it is found that the share of base salary is...

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Complementarities in corporate governance : a survey of the literature with special emphasis on Japan

Heinrich, Ralph P. - 1999

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Complementarities in corporate governance : a survey of the literature with special emphasis on Japan

Heinrich, Ralph P. - 1999

The present paper uses a comparison of Japan and the US to argue that the debate about corporate governance reform is best framed in terms of systems of complementary instruments and institutions. It argues that the Japanese and US systems of corporate governance differ along many dimensions,...

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Board composition : balancing family influence in S&P 500 firms

Anderson, Ronald C.; Reeb, David M. - In: Family business, (pp. 183-211). 2008

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Stewardship or agency? : a social embeddedness reconciliation of conduct and performance in public family businesses

Le Breton-Miller, Isabelle; Miller, Danny; Lester, … - In: Organization science : a journal of the Institute for … 22 (2011) 3, pp. 704-721

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The role of distributive justice for family firm governance and succession

Kissling, Sonja - 2018

Diese Dissertation beschäftigt sich mit der Beziehung zwischen Gerechtigkeit und Governance in Familienunternehmen. Sie … zeigt, wie sich die gegenwärtige Governance Struktur von Familienunternehmen auf die Wahl des Gerechtigkeitsprinzips in der … Unternehmensnachfolge auswirkt und dass diese Wahl ihrerseits die künftige Governance Struktur von Familienunternehmen beeinflusst …

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Corporate governence and foreign direct investment

Alba, Joseph D.; Park, Donghyun; Wang, Peiming - 2010

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is motivated by increasing shareholder value through improved corporate governance. Therefore, stronger corporate governance can reduce the returns from M&A activity, including M&A foreign direct investment (FDI). This, in turn, can reduce the returns from...

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Accountability of independent directors : evidence from firms subject to securities litigation

Brochet, François; Srinivasan, Suraj - 2013

We examine which independent directors are held accountable when investors sue firms for financial and disclosure related fraud. Investors can name independent directors as defendants in lawsuits, and they can vote against their re-election to express displeasure over the directors'...

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When heirs become major shareholders : evidence on tunneling and succession through related-party transactions

Kim, U-chʾan; Hwang, Sunwoo - 2014

In family firms, the succession of controlling equity stake to next generation is an issue of paramount importance. This, however, can be a major challenge in the presence of heavy inheritance or gift tax burden (high tax rate and absence of tax-saving vehicles, such as trusts or foundations)...

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The handpicked CEO successor

Larcker, David F.; Miles, Stephen; Tayan, Brian - 2014

The shareholders of public corporations have considerable interest in the choice of individual to serve as CEO of their company. They want to be assured that the company has a viable plan in place to replace the current CEO if necessary. Historically, boards have deferred to outgoing CEO,...

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