In diesem Beitrag schlagen wir einen Index zum Einflusspotential der Arbeitnehmervertreter im mitbestimmten Aufsichtsrat vor, der sich aus der Addition von fuenf Dummy-Variablen ergibt. Von einem hohen Einflusspotential der Arbeitnehmervertreter wird ausgegangen, wenn (1) der Aufsichtsrat...

This comparison of labor-management relations at Deutsche Telekom (DT) and NTT Group (formerly Nippon Telephone and Telegraph) demonstrates the value of considering both institutions and strategic decision-making to understand the interaction between companies and unions. As corporations...

This comparison of labor-management relations at Deutsche Telekom (DT) and NTT Group (formerly Nippon Telephone and Telegraph) demonstrates the value of considering both institutions and strategic decision-making to understand the interaction between companies and unions. As corporations...

We present a critique of corporate governance research grounded in agency theory and propose that cross-national comparison of corporate governance should consider how the nature and extent of agency relationships differ across different institutional contexts. Building on prior governance...

Do modes of management depend on company ownership? Does macroeconomic performance rely on shareholder value? The contributions collected in this book explore these questions from economic, historical and legal perspectives. They examine company ownership through the study of national...

This paper examines the role of institutional analysis within the field of international business (IB) studies. Within IB, institutions matter, but the view of institutions tends to be “thin”, utilizing summary indicators rather than detailed description, and thus approaches institutions as...

Corporate governance lies at the heart of contemporary debates over internationalization and varieties of capitalism. Despite this growing attention to cross-national diversity, a unified comparative framework remains elusive. This article develops a theoretical model to describe and explain...

This article examines institutional linkages between corporate governance and labour management in Germany. German corporate governance was characterised by the importance of banks, ownership concentration, long-term investment, and stable corporate networks. This system displayed important...