Corporate Governance and Finance in Poland and Russia [Hardcover]

This book provides a comparative analysis of the emerging corporate control structures in the transition economies of Russia and Poland. It explores what kind of ownership structures are emerging and examines the directions of secondary ownership flows in both countries, and the impact of the government on corporations.PART 1: RUSSIA AND POLAND IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Corporate Governance in Russia and Poland in Comparative Perspective: An Introduction; T.M.Mickiewicz Corporate Governance in Post-Socialist Economies; W.Andreff PART 2: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Corporate Control, Governance Practice and the State: The Case of Russia's Yukos Oil Company; Y.Adachi Politicians or Administrators? State Corporate Governance in Poland; M.Baltowski & T.M.Mickiewicz PART 3: INSTITUTIONAL OWNERS AND RELATIONAL FINANCE The Rise And Fall Of A Central European Enterprise: The Case Of 'Elektrim'; P.M.Jaworski & S.Radosevic Financial Performance and Knowledge Management in Capital Groups: Privatised versus New Private Businesses; J.Chadam & Z.Pastuszak Sources of Capital and Structures of Influence: Banks in the Russian Corporate Network; I.Okhmatovskiy 'Private Benefits of Control' and Debt Financing; I.Filatotchev & T.M.Mickiewicz PART 4: CONCENTRATED OWNERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance in Russian Firms; A.Kuznetsov, O.Kuznetsova & R.Kapelyushnikov Ownership Concentration and Corporate Performance: Evidence from Poland; M.Aluchna PART 5: STOCK MARKET FINANCE AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE RULES Home Bias and Stock Market Development: The Polish Experience; A.Zalewska The Contribution of Central and East European Capital Markets to Corporate Finance; J.K?ke & M.Schr?der A Comparative Study of Corporate Governance in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland; R.W.McGee Transparency and Disclosure in Russia; R.W.McGee

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