Outside Director Compensation in German Public Family Firms An Empirical Analysis /

• Main Author: Engel, Pascal (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler, 2015.
• Series: Familienunternehmen und KMU
• Subjects: Business.; Corporate governance.; Family-owned business enterprises.; Leadership.; Business and Management.; Family Business.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Corporate Governance.

Pascal Engel investigates how outside directors are incentivized in family firms that are publicly listed but still partly owned by members of the founding family. Owning families significantly influence their firms' corporate conduct with their own set of goals, sometimes in conflict with econ...