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German Corporate Governance in International and European Context [electronic resource] /by Jean J. Plessis, Bernhard Großfeld, Claus Luttermann, Ingo Saenger, Otto Sandrock.

by Plessis, Jean J [author.]; Großfeld, Bernhard [author.]; Luttermann, Claus [author.]; Saenger, Ingo [author.]; Sandrock, Otto [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.Description: XIII, 276 p. online resource.ISBN: 9783540711872.Subject(s): Law | Commercial law | Comparative law | Law | Commercial Law | International & Foreign Law/Comparative Law | ManagementDDC classification: 346.07 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
An Overview of German Business or Enterprise Law -- An Overview of the Corporate Governance Debate in Germany -- The General Meeting and the Management Board as Company Organs -- The Supervisory Board as Company Organ -- The German System of Supervisory Codetermination by Employees -- The Impact of European Developments on German Codetermination -- Accounting as the Documentary Proof of Good Corporate Governance -- The Dominant Role of the German Banks and New Players in the German Financial Sector -- Corporate Governance in the EU, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance and Corporate Governance in Selected Other Jurisdictions.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: The main aim with this book is to provide English speaking readers with a comprehensive overview of the German corporate governance model. The authors introduce the reader to the unique features of the German Business and Enterprise Law. The book deals with the most important company organs, namely the General Meeting, the Management Board and the Supervisory Board. The unique interplay among these organs are also covered and the reader is introduced to the particular dynamics of the German two-tier board structure. Further the authors deal with the dominant role of the "German banks" and new players in the German financial markets, focussing particularly on voting rights of these institutions at companies' general meetings and appointing members to companies' supervisory boards. Accounting is shown as the documentary proof of good corporate governance. The final chapter gives an overview of corporate governance in the European Union, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance and corporate governance in the US, the UK and Australia.
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An Overview of German Business or Enterprise Law -- An Overview of the Corporate Governance Debate in Germany -- The General Meeting and the Management Board as Company Organs -- The Supervisory Board as Company Organ -- The German System of Supervisory Codetermination by Employees -- The Impact of European Developments on German Codetermination -- Accounting as the Documentary Proof of Good Corporate Governance -- The Dominant Role of the German Banks and New Players in the German Financial Sector -- Corporate Governance in the EU, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance and Corporate Governance in Selected Other Jurisdictions.

The main aim with this book is to provide English speaking readers with a comprehensive overview of the German corporate governance model. The authors introduce the reader to the unique features of the German Business and Enterprise Law. The book deals with the most important company organs, namely the General Meeting, the Management Board and the Supervisory Board. The unique interplay among these organs are also covered and the reader is introduced to the particular dynamics of the German two-tier board structure. Further the authors deal with the dominant role of the "German banks" and new players in the German financial markets, focussing particularly on voting rights of these institutions at companies' general meetings and appointing members to companies' supervisory boards. Accounting is shown as the documentary proof of good corporate governance. The final chapter gives an overview of corporate governance in the European Union, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance and corporate governance in the US, the UK and Australia.

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