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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
the US, the UK and Germany. France and Italy are also considered to round out the discussion of selected issues. Our key … in Germany, provide a basic governance structure that enables the use of specific governance strategies. It is the use of … supervisory board (Germany), and, as an alternative, reinstalling shareholder decision-making and thus removing the board from its …
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Do Employees Benefit from Worker Representation on Corporate Boards?
Blandhol, Christine; Mogstad, Magne; Nilsson, Peter; … - 2021
Do employees benefit from worker representation on corporate boards? Economists and policymakers are keenly interested in this question – especially lately, as worker representation is widely promoted as an important way to ensure the interests and views of the workers. To investigate this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013314747
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Worker Representation on U.S. Corporate Boards
Palladino, Lenore - 2019
This article argues that workers should have representation on corporate boards of directors and explores the policy choices available in the U.S. context achieve the goal of worker representation. Effectively implementing such a reform requires consideration of key issues, including: how many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012860407
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The determinants of the German corporate governance rating
Drobetz, Wolfgang; Gugler, Klaus; Hirschvogl, Simone - 2004
This paper analyzes the determinants of the German corporate governance rating recently developed by Drobetz, Schillhofer, and Zimmermann (2004). We find a non- linear relationship between ownership concentration and the quality of firmlevel corporate governance as measured by the rating. Firms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011570371
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Board Size, Board Composition, and Firm Performance : Empirical Evidence from Germany
Bermig, Andreas - 2010
We analyze the effects of supervisory board size and composition on the valuation and performance of all German firms listed in the DAX, MDAX and SDAX over the period 1998-2007 (n=294 companies with 2,382 firm-year-observations). Controlling for a large number of other (potential) determinants...
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Do employees benefit from worker representation on corporate boards?
Blandhol, Christine; Mogstad, Magne; Nilsson, J. Peter; … - 2020
Do employees benefit from worker representation on corporate boards? Economists and policymakers are keenly interested in this question – especially lately, as worker representation is widely promoted as an important way to ensure the interests and views of the workers. To investigate this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012392177
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Do employees benefit from worker representation on corporate boards?
Blandhol, Christine; Mogstad, Magne; Nilsson, J. Peter; … - 2021
Do employees benefit from worker representation on corporate boards? Economists and policymakers are keenly interested in this question - especially lately, as worker representation is widely promoted as an important way to ensure the interests and views of the workers. To investigate this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012424544
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Worker directors : a German product that didn't export?
Addison, John T. (contributor); Schnabel, Claus (contributor) - 2009
der EU anpassen. -- codetermination ; worker directors ; board-level employee representation ; firm performance, Germany …-paritätischen Unternehmensmitbestimmung als bemerkenswert stabil erwiesen. Wir erörtern die theoretischen Argumente für und gegen Mitbestimmung und bieten … jedoch das optimale Ausmaß der Mitbestimmung unter 50 Prozent liegen dürfte. Auch wenn das deutsche System besser sein mag …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003797182
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AI and Board Within Italian Corporate Law : Preliminary Notes
Mosco, Gian Domenico - 2020
Artificial Intelligence (hereafter: AI) is transforming our everyday life in many important respects. The corporate realm is no exception. Many corporations cannot avoid facing the variety of issues raised by the increasing importance that AI plays within firms. Can an AI-based system be...
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