German corporate governance in international and European context

Corporate governance encompasses the free enterprise system, which is treatedcomprehensively in this book from a German perspective. This distinguishes the book from other books written in English in this subject area, not only because of the comprehensive way it covers German corporate law and corporate governance, but also because of the fact that it provides international and European perspectives on these important topics. This second edition is an extensively revised and updated version of the first edition, in particular with a viewto the worldwide debt crisis. The authors provide readers with an overview ofthe unique features of German business and enterprise law and an in-depth analysis of the organs of governance of German public limited companies (general meeting, management board, supervisory board). In addition, approaches for reforms required at the international level are also suggested and discussed, including, among others, the unique interplay and dynamics of the German two-tierboard model with the system of codetermination, referring to the arrangement of employees sitting on the supervisory boards of German public limited companies and private companies employing more than 500 employees; also covered are significant recent legal developments in Europe. The book highlights the core function of valuation and financial reporting at the international, European and German levels, with accounting as the documentary proof of good corporate governance. It also expands the scope of the first edition by a treatment of the German financial sector, global corporate finance and governance, and by including a new chapter on compliance of corporate governance laws, rules and standards in Germany. As far as comparative law is concerned, new developments inthe area of corporate governance in the EU, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance and corporate governance in the US, the UK and Australia are covered. The book is addressed to researchers, practitioners and basically anyone with an interest in the complex, but intriguing areas of corporate law and corporate governance. Understanding the German corporate governance model in International and European context. One of the most comprehensive works in English available on the German corporate governance model. Provides readers with an overview of theunique features of German business and enterprise law. New chapter on compliance of corporate governance laws, rules, standards and guidelines in Germany. INDICE: An Overview of German Business or Enterprise Law and the One-Tier and Two-Tier Board Systems Contrasted. An Overview of the Corporate GovernanceDebate in Germany. The General Meeting and the Management Board as Company Organs. The Supervisory Board as Company Organ. The German System of SupervisoryCodetermination by Employees. The Impact of European Development on German Codetermination and German Corporate Law. Accounting as the Documentary Proof ofGood Corporate Governance. Banking on Trust: The German Financial Sector, Global Capital Markets and Corporate Finance and Governance. Corporate Governanceand Corporate Compliance. Corporate Governance in the EU, the OECD Principlesof Corporate Governance and Corporate Governance in Selected Other Jurisdictions. European and German Provisions in English for Purposes of Chapter 7.

• ISBN: 978-3-642-23004-2
• Editorial: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 490
• Fecha Publicación: 31/12/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés