The Influence of Blockholders on Agency Costs and Firm Value An Empirical Examination of Blockholder Characteristics and Interrelationships for German Listed Firms /

• Main Author: P. Urban, Markus (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Series: Auditing and Accounting Studies
• Subjects: Business.; Corporate governance.; Leadership.; Finance.; Business and Management.; Corporate Governance.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Finance, general.

Markus P. Urban investigates the influence of large shareholders (the so-called blockholders) on agency costs and firm value, thereby accounting for blockholder characteristics and blockholder interrelationships. The work provides a profound theoretical and empirical analysis on the nature and effec...