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For private firms, public disclosure of financial information is often at management's discretion. We argue that differences in incentives to publicly disclose result in differences in data availability for private firms, which in turn can affect the conclusions of studies that rely on private...
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This study contributes to the understanding of Corporate Governance term by using content analysis on twenty two definitions, dated from 1992 to 2010. We developed a six-dimensional framework and we calculated the frequency count using Internet search engine. Our results reveal that the more...
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This study examines the extent to which national culture and legal systems influence corporate governance practices. National culture is taken to be the customs and practices that are associated with a particular country. The meaning and derivation of national culture will be discussed further...
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units of a U.S. American firm in Germany, the Swiss subsidiary of a German IT-firm and business units of this firm located … in Germany. A cybernetic organizational model provides the theoretical frame. The findings show instruments to integrate …
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Österreich und Deutschland sind nicht nur Nachbarländer sondern auch in der Geschichte Mitteleuropas historisch eng verbunden - so sehr, daß Österreicher und Deutsche neben der gemeinsamen Sprache auch wichtige Grundüberzeugungen politischer, sozialer und kultureller Art teilen. Trotzdem...
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Österreich und Deutschland sind nicht nur Nachbarländer sondern auch in der Geschichte Mitteleuropas historisch eng verbunden - so sehr, daß Österreicher und Deutsche neben der gemeinsamen Sprache auch wichtige Grundüberzeugungen politischer, sozialer und kultureller Art teilen. Trotzdem...
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percent). Generally, the share of female non-executive directors (in Germany, this refers to supervisory board members) is …
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establishments’ survival chances differ between East and West Germany and whether they converged over time. I find that new … establishments in East Germany had relatively good survival chances between 1994 and 1997, with no big differences between East and … West Germany. In 1998 and 1999 the exit hazard increased strongly in East but not in West Germany, which is likely to be …
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Communism in East Germany sought to dampen the effect of market forces on firm productivity for nearly 40 years. How … Germany predicted their own productivity relative to firms in former West Germany during the two decades since Reunification …
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This study presents a comparative analysis of regulatory thresholds applicable to firms in France and in Germany. A …
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