Ownership and Control of German Corporations.

In a study of the ownership of German corporations, we find a strong relation between board turnover and corporate performance, little association between concentrations of ownership with managerial disciplining and only limited evidence that pyramid structures can be used for control purposes. The...

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Main Authors: Franks, J, Mayer, C
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: CEPR 2001