German Corporate Governance in International and European Context

The global economy brings us into a new world of legal players and legal transac- 1 tions. Corporations from many countries and divergent cultural backgrounds - come our partners for business and investment. Therefore, it is indispensable to know the main principles of other countries’ corporate gov...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Plessis, Jean J. du (Author), Großfeld, Bernhard (Author), Luttermann, Claus (Author), Saenger, Ingo (Author), Sandrock, Otto (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of 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.