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1 online resource (780 pages) |
| Contents |
BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; TABLES; FIGURES; ABOUT THE EDITORS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; PART 1: ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS; Chapter 1 THE MODERN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, EXIT, AND THE FAILURE OF INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; Chapter 2 A SURVEY OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; Chapter 3 INVESTOR PROTECTION AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; Chapter 4 AGENCY COSTS AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE; PART 2: EQUITY OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND CONTROL; Chapter 5 SECURITY DESIGN, INSIDER MONITORING, AND FINANCIAL MARKET EQUILIBRIUM |
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Chapter 6 BLOCKHOLDINGS IN EUROPE: AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONChapter 7 THE ULTIMATE OWNERSHIP OF WESTERN EUROPEAN CORPORATIONS; Chapter 8 WHY ARE THE LEVELS OF CONTROLS (SO) DIFFERENT IN GERMAN AND UK COMPANIES? EVIDENCE FROM INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS; Chapter 9 DO OCCUPATIONAL PENSION FUNDS MONITOR COMPANIES IN WHICH THEY HOLD LARGE STAKES?; PART 3: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, UNDERPERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT TURNOVER; Chapter 10 GOVERNANCE WITH POOR INVESTO |
| Summary |
This text fills the growing gap for a text focusing on European rather than US corporate governance. Comprising a collection of key readings, contextualized by expert editorial commentary and an original introduction, it is an excellent companion volume to Theories of Corporate Governance and International Corporate Governance |
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Print version record |
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Corporate governance -- Europe
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Corporations -- Europe -- Finance
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Corporate governance
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Corporations -- Finance
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Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ang, James S
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Sudarsanam, P. S
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| ISBN |
9780203940136 |
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020394013X |
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1281102059 |
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9781281102058 |
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