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This is the long-awaited second edition of this highly regarded comparative overview of corporate law. This edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect profound changes in corporate law. It now includes consideration of additional matters such as the highly topical issue of enforcement in corporate law, and explores the continued convergence of corporate law across jurisdictions. The authors start from the premise that corporate (or company) law across jurisdictions addresses the same three basic agency problems: (1) the opportunism of managers vis-à-vis shareholders; (2) the opportunism of controlling shareholders vis-à-vis minority shareholders; and (3) the opportunism of shareho...
Reputation is the sum of individual perceptions, experiences and beliefs in the mind of a company's stakeholder. Therefore, synchronous stakeholder communication and interaction has to respect the needs of all parties involved. Reputation management is the total of concepts, processes and structures that are directed towards the effective management of reputation within a company. It covers all activities to establish, preserve, improve and defend reputation systematically. Private banking is a highly sensitive and trust requiring business. A strong bank brand and a healthy reputation are its key success factors. Private banks concentrate on prosperous clientele; therefore, they know that th...
This overview starts from the premise that corporate law across jurisdictions addresses the same three basic agency problems - the opportunism of: managers vis-a-vis shareholders; controlling shareholders vis-a-vis minority shareholders; and shareholdersvis-a-vis other corporate constituencies.
Germany is clearly the dominant economic force in Europe. It occupies the pivotal position of being at the centre of both the EC and of attempts to rebuild the economies of East Central Europe. The German Economy traces the various aspects of German policy and growth, concentrating in particular on the last two decades. These include: the German economy in perspective the regional dimension fiscal policy monetary policy social policy the labour market banking and finance industry, trade and economic policy. In The German Economy Eric Owen Smith has produced the only comprehensive account of the contemporary German economy currently available in English.
Wahrnehmung heute durch weltweit reichende Kommunikationsmedien wie das Internet sehr viel einfacher geworden ist. Außerdem sind die „NRO“ bzw. 4 „NGOs“ inzwischen in ihrem Auftreten und ihrer häufig kampagnenorientierten Öffentlichkeitsarbeit sehr viel professioneller geworden. So kann eine ziv- gesellschaftliche Organisation mithilfe medialer Aufmerksamkeit ihre Kritik schnell in einen „Business Case“ für ein Unternehmen verwandeln – jedenfalls dann, wenn es gelingt, das Kaufverhalten der Verbraucher so zu verändern, dass 5 das Unternehmen seine gute Markposition schwinden sieht. Es lässt sich daher die These formulieren, dass es gerade in der globalisierten Welt für U...
This volume provides new insights on both the recent evolution of the EU and its future developmental trajectory, and maps European trends against American policies and institutions.
The Management of Investments is based on an extensive research project done by the author in 2003 and 2004, in the United States, England, Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. The author outlines the rules behind the able management of investments by private individuals, banks, and institutional investors. These rules are examined within the perspective of each entity's goals and challenges. Based on research results and on his own experience, the author demonstrates that shareholder value is usually being paid lip service. As far as investment results are concerned,
This volume traces the political, financial and economic steps towards financial union in Europe, focusing on the political economy of the process - notably the dynamics of a Europe of sovereign states.