German corporate governance in international and European context du Plessis, Jean J., Grobfeld, Bernhard, Luttermann, Claus, Saenger, Ingo and Sandrock, Otto 2007, German corporate governance in international and European context, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title German corporate governance in international and European context Author(s) du Plessis, Jean J. orcid.org/0000-0001-7192-0080 Grobfeld, Bernhard Luttermann, Claus Saenger, Ingo Sandrock, Otto Publication date 2007 Total pages xiii, 276 p Publisher Springer-Verlag Place of Publication Berlin, Germany Keyword(s) corporate governance -- law and legislation -- Germany corporate governance -- law and legislation -- Europe corporate governance -- law and legislation Summary 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, focusing 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. Notes Ch. 1 An overview of German business or enterprise law by Jean du Plessis and Bernhard Grossfeld -- Ch. 2 An overview of the corporate governance debate in Germany by Jean du Plessis and Ingo Saenger -- Ch. 3 The general meeting and the management board as company organs by Jean du Plessis and Ingo Saenger -- Ch. 4 The supervisory board as company organ by Jean du Plessis and Ingo Saenger -- Ch. 5 The German system of supervisory co-determination by employees by Jean du Plessis and Otto Sandrock -- Ch. 6 The impact of European developments on German co-determination by Otto Sandrock and Jean du Plessis -- Ch. 7 Accounting as the documentary proof of good corporate governance by Claus Luttermann -- Ch. 8 The dominant role of the German banks and new players in the German financial sector by Jean du Plessis and Claus Luttermann -- Ch. 9 Corporate Governance in the EU, the OECD principles of corporate governance and corporate governance in selected other jurisdictions by Jean du Plessis and Claus Luttermann -- App English translations of some European provisions for purposes of chapter 7. ISBN 9783540711865 3540711864 Language eng Field of Research 180109 Corporations and Associations Law HERDC Research category A1 Books - authored - research Copyright notice ©2007, Springer-Verlag Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30006809 Document type: Book Collections: Faculty of Business and Law Law   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 24 Nov 2008, 12:50:31 EST Fri, 21 Aug 2009, 10:51:01 EST Fri, 21 Aug 2009, 10:52:08 EST Fri, 21 Aug 2009, 11:21:45 EST Tue, 01 Jun 2010, 10:10:30 EST Thu, 22 Jul 2010, 16:52:36 EST Wed, 21 Oct 2015, 13:16:07 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 16 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1627 Abstract Views, 10 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 29 Sep 2008, 08:30:57 EST

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