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Diese Studie untersucht die Akzeptanz der Empfehlung 4.2.3 Abs. 4 S. 1 Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex zwischen 2010 und 2014 bei allen CDAX-Unternehmen. Dazu wurden die Entsprechenserklärungen ausgewertet, Entsprechens- und Abweichungsquoten bestimmt, Abweichungsgründe ermittelt und...
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We adopt a novel approach to explain why firms opt for or against CEO duality and the value implications of this choice. Exploiting the 2009 amendments to Regulation S-K, we provide unique evidence on the first-time disclosure of the reasons firms state for combining (separating) the roles of...
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In diesem Beitrag wird untersucht, ob Vorstandsabfindungen von börsennotierten Unternehmen durch die Empfehlung 4.2.3 Abs. 4 Satz 1 des Deutschen Corporate Governance Kodex in ihrer Höhe begrenzt werden. Die Analyse umfangreicher empirischer Daten zu Entsprechenserklärungen aller...
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In diesem Beitrag werden theoretische Erklärungen gesucht für die dauerhaft hohe Abweichungsquote der Entsprechenserklärungen hinsichtlich Vorstandsabfindungen von über 20 % von Empfehlung Ziffer 4.2.3 Abs. 4 Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex und für die Unabhängigkeit der...
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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...
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Board room quotas have recently received an increasing amount of attention. This paper provides novel evidence on firm performance from an exogenous change in female board participation in Sweden. We use the credible threat, aimed at listed firms, of a quota law enacted by the Swedish deputy...
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We use hand-collected board data around the issuance of two distinct government-led board structure mandates in the U.K. to establish the effect of outside directors on acquirer performance. Increases in outside director representation are associated with better acquirer returns in deals...
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects on the Italian directorship network of the corporate governance reform that was introduced in Italy in 2011 to prevent interlocking directorships in the financial sector. Interlocking directorships are important communication channels among...
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Diese Studie untersucht die Übereinstimmung von Erklärungsentsprechen und Entsprechenserklärung bezüglich Ziffer 4.2.3 Abs. 4 S. 1 Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK) in den Jahren 2010 bis 2014. Dazu wurden in einer Vollerhebung die Entsprechenserklärungen und Abfindungssummen...
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Using the full set of committee memberships for the directors of Fortune 100 firms (which I collect from annual proxy statements), I introduce a measure to capture the extent of a director's involvement in discussion and decisions that affect corporate policy. I document substantial variation in...
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