Corporate governance, competition, and political parties [[electronic resource] ] : explaining corporate governance change in Europe / / Roger M. Barker
| Corporate governance, competition, and political parties [[electronic resource] ] : explaining corporate governance change in Europe / / Roger M. Barker |
| Autore | Barker Roger M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.42094 |
| Soggetto topico |
Competition - Europe
Corporate governance - Europe Organizational change - Europe Stockholders - Europe |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-38367-1
9786612383670 0-19-157356-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Political Partisanship and the Puzzle of Corporate Governance Change in Europe; 1.1 Why corporate governance matters?; 1.2 Recent developments in European corporate governance; 1.3 Corporate governance and partisanship; 1.4 Plan of the book; 1.5 Chapter Appendix; 2. A Theory of Partisanship and Corporate Governance Change; 2.1 Change in corporate governance outcomes - between blockholder and shareholder models; 2.2 The nature of economic rents; 2.3 Corporate governance and economic rents
2.4 The argument: interaction of partisanship and product market competition3. Alternative Explanations of Corporate Governance: A Critique of the Literature; 3.1 Economic approaches to corporate governance; 3.2 Legal approaches to corporate governance; 3.3 Political approaches to corporate governance; 3.4 Sociological approaches to corporate governance; 3.5 Corporate governance and nondomestic factors; 4. Measuring Change in Corporate Governance; 4.1 Measures of de facto corporate governance behavior; 4.2 Measures of corporate governance regulation 5. The Measurement of Product Market Competition5.1 Real price levels; 5.2 Concentration indices; 5.3 Profit margins; 5.4 Openness to trade; 5.5 Survey measures of competition; 5.6 OECD indices of product market competition; 6. A Panel Data Analysis of Corporate Governance Change; 6.1 The variables; 6.2 Methodology; 6.3 Findings; 7. Robustness and Dynamic Modeling; 7.1 Tests of robustness; 7.2 Dynamic modeling of corporate governance; 8. Qualitative Analysis: Introduction to the Case Studies; 8.1 Rationale for the case studies; 8.2 Choice of country cases 9. The Case of Germany: From Blockholding to Hybrid Corporate Governance Regime9.1 The corporate governance of Deutschland AG; 9.2 Economic rents and German corporate strategy; 9.3 The politics of corporate governance in Germany; 9.4 Explaining corporate governance change in Germany; 10. The Case of Italy: Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same; 10.1 The nature of postwar corporate governance in Italy; 10.2 Reform of Italian corporate governance?; 10.3 EMU and the empowerment of the technocrats; 10.4 Corporate governance reform: partisan politics or elite project? 10.5 Conclusion: economic rents and Italian corporate governance11. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W |
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Barker Roger M
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Corporate governance, competition, and political parties [[electronic resource] ] : explaining corporate governance change in Europe / / Roger M. Barker
| Corporate governance, competition, and political parties [[electronic resource] ] : explaining corporate governance change in Europe / / Roger M. Barker |
| Autore | Barker Roger M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 327 p. : ill |
| Soggetto topico |
Competition - Europe
Corporate governance - Europe Organizational change - Europe Stockholders - Europe |
| ISBN |
9780191573569
0191573566 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795859403321 |
Barker Roger M
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Corporate governance, competition, and political parties : explaining corporate governance change in Europe / / Roger M. Barker
| Corporate governance, competition, and political parties : explaining corporate governance change in Europe / / Roger M. Barker |
| Autore | Barker Roger M |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 327 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 658.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Competition - Europe
Corporate governance - Europe Organizational change - Europe Stockholders - Europe |
| ISBN |
9780191573569
0191573566 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: Political Partisanship and the Puzzle of Corporate Governance Change in Europe -- 1.1 Why corporate governance matters? -- 1.2 Recent developments in European corporate governance -- 1.3 Corporate governance and partisanship -- 1.4 Plan of the book -- 1.5 Chapter Appendix -- 2. A Theory of Partisanship and Corporate Governance Change -- 2.1 Change in corporate governance outcomes - between blockholder and shareholder models -- 2.2 The nature of economic rents -- 2.3 Corporate governance and economic rents -- 2.4 The argument: interaction of partisanship and product market competition -- 3. Alternative Explanations of Corporate Governance: A Critique of the Literature -- 3.1 Economic approaches to corporate governance -- 3.2 Legal approaches to corporate governance -- 3.3 Political approaches to corporate governance -- 3.4 Sociological approaches to corporate governance -- 3.5 Corporate governance and nondomestic factors -- 4. Measuring Change in Corporate Governance -- 4.1 Measures of de facto corporate governance behavior -- 4.2 Measures of corporate governance regulation -- 5. The Measurement of Product Market Competition -- 5.1 Real price levels -- 5.2 Concentration indices -- 5.3 Profit margins -- 5.4 Openness to trade -- 5.5 Survey measures of competition -- 5.6 OECD indices of product market competition -- 6. A Panel Data Analysis of Corporate Governance Change -- 6.1 The variables -- 6.2 Methodology -- 6.3 Findings -- 7. Robustness and Dynamic Modeling -- 7.1 Tests of robustness -- 7.2 Dynamic modeling of corporate governance -- 8. Qualitative Analysis: Introduction to the Case Studies -- 8.1 Rationale for the case studies -- 8.2 Choice of country cases.
9. The Case of Germany: From Blockholding to Hybrid Corporate Governance Regime -- 9.1 The corporate governance of Deutschland AG -- 9.2 Economic rents and German corporate strategy -- 9.3 The politics of corporate governance in Germany -- 9.4 Explaining corporate governance change in Germany -- 10. The Case of Italy: Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same -- 10.1 The nature of postwar corporate governance in Italy -- 10.2 Reform of Italian corporate governance? -- 10.3 EMU and the empowerment of the technocrats -- 10.4 Corporate governance reform: partisan politics or elite project? -- 10.5 Conclusion: economic rents and Italian corporate governance -- 11. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910954269003321 |
Barker Roger M
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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