This paper studies the impact of the concentration of control, the type of controlling shareholder and the dividend tax … preference of the controlling shareholder on dividend policy for a panel of 220 German firms over 1984-2005. While the … concentration of control does not have an effect on the dividend payout, there is strong evidence that the type of controlling …

This paper studies the impact of the concentration of control, the type of controlling shareholder and the dividend tax … preference of the controlling shareholder on dividend policy for a panel of 220 German firms over 1984-2005. While the … concentration of control does not have an effect on the dividend payout, there is strong evidence that the type of controlling …

It is one of the well-known cornerstones of corporate governance that (minority) share-holders are subject to a risk of … recognize the role of employees and other "nonshareholder constituencies" during the past years. While potential shareholders … resources from (other) shareholders and employees. We also analyze how these incentives vary, between firms, according to the …

which shareholders monitored and exercised voice to one where there was more reliance on external forces and exiting …