Corporate Governance and Economic Performance [Hardcover]

This book focuses on corporate governance and performance in a range of countries throughout Europe and beyond. It is the result of research carried out by teams familiar with the corporate culture of their target countries. The results have important implications for capital market reform.

I. Corporate Governance and Performance: The Research Questions
1. Introduction, Theoretical Framework, and Chapter Contents,Klaus Gugler
2. Direct Monitoring and Profitability: Are Large Shareholders Beneficial?,Klaus Gugler
3. Beneficial Blockholders versus Entrenchment and Rent Extraction?,Klaus Gugler
4. Takeovers and Market for Corporate Control,Klaus Gugler
5. Managerial Compensation,Klaus Gugler
6. The Identity of Owners,Klaus Gugler
II. Country Reports
7. Austria,Klaus Gugler
8. Belgium,Marc Goergen and Luc Renneboog
9. Germany,Ekkehart Boehmer
10. France,Elizabeth Kremp and Patrick Sevestre
11. Italy,Magda Bianco
12. Japan,Kyoko Sakuma
13. The Netherlands,Abe de Jong
14. Spain,Rafel Crespi-Cladera
15. Turkey,Burcin Yurtoglu
16. United Kingdom,Marc Goergen and Luc Renneboog
17. Conclusion and Policy Implications,Klaus Gugler

Klaus Gugler is Assistant Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at the University of Vienna.