Purpose – As public-private partnerships (PPPs) have become more widespread, doubts and criticisms about this type of infrastructural projects have emerged. The authors describe the PPP framework, discuss the financial structure and risk-sharing processes, and dissect the structure and...

Defines corporate governance, describes the special characteristics of Belgian companies and presents a study of the disciplining of bad management in 165 companies listed on the Brussels stock exchange 1989‐1996. Finds that poor share price performance is generally linked to a higher turnover...

Purpose – This paper seeks to answer the question whether control and changes in control after a firm's initial public offering (IPO) have a significant influence on firm value in two very different systems of corporate governance, i.e. Germany and the UK. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Intro -- Corporate Governance and Regulatory Impact on Mergers and Acquisitions -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1: Understanding Mergers and Acquisitions: Corporate Governance and Regulatory Issues -- 1.1 Corporate...

Front cover -- International Mergers and Acquisitions Activity Since 1990 -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the editors -- List of contributors -- Chapter 1: Understanding mergers and acquisitions: activity since 1990 -- Part One: International M&A Activity and Takeover...

Despite a renewed interest in processes which help organizations to harness social capital, it is apparent that practical efforts to achieve this rarely focus on employees who are members of low status groups. In large part this is because such employees tend to be skeptical of, and to resist,...