Comparative corporate governance : the state of the art and emerging research / edited by Klaus J. Hopt [and others].
1998
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Title
Comparative corporate governance : the state of the art and emerging research / edited by Klaus J. Hopt [and others].
Published
Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Call Number
Comp 615 C738 1998
ISBN
0198268882
Description
xliv, 1,238 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)40788649
Note
"This book goes back to a symposium held at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and Private International Law in Hamburg on May 15-17, 1997"--Pref.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [1201]-1210) and indexes.
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Table of Contents
Preface / K. J. Hopt S. Prigge
Figures
Tables
Abbreviations
The Contributors
Pt. I
Roots and Perspectives of Corporate Governance
1
Ch. 1Historical Roots
3
(a) Corporate Governance in Late 19th-Century Europe and the U.S.: The Case of Shareholder Voting Rights / C. A. Dunlavy
5
(b) Corporate Goverance and Multinational Enterprise in Historical Perspective / P. Hertner
41
Ch. 2Emerging Markets
65
Inventing a Corporate Monitor for Transitional Economies: The Uncertain Lessons from the Czech and Polish Experiences / J. C. Coffee
67
Ch. 3Securities Regulation
141
Empowering Investors: A Market Approach to Securities Regulation / R. Romano
143
Pt. II
Building Blocks of Corporate Governance Systems
223
Ch. 4The Board
225
(a) The German Two-Tier Board: Experience, Theories, Reforms / K. J. Hopt
227
(b) Empirical Evidence and Economic Comments on Board Structure in Germany / M. R. Theisen
259
(c) The Practice of the German Aufsichtsrat / J. Semler
267
(d) The Relationship Between Board Composition and Firm Performance / S. Bhagat B. Black
281
(e) The Corporate Director's Fiduciary Duty of Care and the Business Judgment Rule Under U.S. Corporate Law / W. T. Allen
307
Ch. 5Labor Co-Determination and Labor Markets
339
(a) Economics of Labor Co-Determination in View of Corporate Governance / E. Gerum H. Wagner
341
(b) German Co-Determination and German Securities Markets / M. J. Roe
361
(c) A Note on Labour and Corporate Governance in the U.K. / P. L. Davies
373
(d) Employee Stock Ownership in Economic Transitions: The Case of United Airlines / J. N. Gordon
387
Ch. 6Financial Intermediaries
443
(a) Bank Equity Holdings in Non-Financial Firms and Corporate Governance: The Case of German Universal Banks / P. O. Mulbert
445
(b) German Banks and Corporate Governance: A Critical View / E. Wenger C. Kaserer
499
(c) The Role of Financial Intermediaries and Capital Markets / R.-E. Breuer
537
(d) Shareholder Representation and Proxy Voting in the European Union: A Comparative Study / T. Baums
545
Ch. 7Capital Markets and Venture Capital
567
(a) Going Public: A Corporate Governance Perspective / W. Bessler F. R. Kaen H. C. Sherman
569
(b) Market Failure in Venture Capital Markets for New Medium and Small Enterprises / W. Gerke
607
Ch. 8The Market for Corporate Control
639
(a) Bank Control, Takeovers, and Corporate Governance in Germany / J. Franks C. Mayer
641
(b) Takeovers in Germany and EU Regulation: Experience and Practice / K.-H. Baumann
659
(c) Jurisprudential and Transactional Developments in Takeovers / M. Kahan
683
Ch. 9Disclosure and Auditing
699
(a) Required Disclosure and Corporate Governance / M. B. Fox
701
(b) Disclosure and Auditing as Affecting Corporate Governance / J. Baetge S. Thiele
719
(c) Disclosure and Auditing: A German Auditor's Perspective / P.-J. Schmidt
743
Ch. 10Lenders as a Force in Corporate Governance
757
(a) Lenders as a Force in Corporate Governance: Enabling Covenants and the Impact of Bankruptcy Law / J. Drukarczyk H. Schmidt
759
(b) Combining Arm's-Length and Control-Oriented Finance: Evidence from Main Bank Relationships in Sweden / E. Berglof H. Sjogren
787
(c) Lenders as a Force in Corporate Governance: Criteria and Practical Examples for Switzerland / G. Hertig
809
Pt. III
Comparative Corporate Governance
843
Ch. 11Understanding Japanese Corporate Governance
845
(a) Japanese Corporate Governance as a System / T. Hoshi
847
(b) The Economics of Corporate Goverance in Japan / Y. Miwa
877
(c) Notes on Corporate Governance in Japan / H. Kanda
891
Ch. 12Comparative Corporate Governance Research
901
(a) Institutional Investors and Corporate Monitoring: A Demand-Side Perspective in a Comparative View / J. R. Macey
903
(b) Comparative Corporate Governance - Country Report: Japan / H. Kanda
921
(c) A Survey of German Corporate Governance / S. Prigge
943
(d) A Status Report on Corporate Governance Rules and Practices in Some Continental European States / E. Wymeersch
1045
Selected Bibliography
1201
Country Index
1211
Subject Index
1227