In the last years, non-executive directors are facing increasing duties and (legal) responsibilities. From that perspective, it is quite surprising that the remuneration of non-executive directors has received rather little attention so far. In this study we examine the German experience. We...

There is an ongoing public debate about executive remuneration in listed firms. Specifically, in the course of the financial crises executive remuneration principles where claimed to be one of the driving forces for excessive risktaking and short-termism. Family firms, in contrast, are often...

Die Finanzkrise befeuerte erneut die öffentliche Diskussion um die Vorstandsvergütung. Ein all-gemein geäußerter Kritikpunkt dabei ist die mangelnde horizontale Vergleichbarkeit. Trotz der öffentlichen Diskussion hierrüber gibt es jedoch bis dato im Wesentlichen nur anekdotische Evi-denz...