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German Corporate Governance in International and European Context

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  • © 2007

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Authors:
  1. Jean J. Plessis

    1. Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

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  2. Bernhard Großfeld

    1. Muenster, Germany

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  3. Claus Luttermann

    1. Chair of International Bussiness Law, Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, Germany

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  4. Ingo Saenger

    1. University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

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  5. Otto Sandrock

    1. Muenster, Germany

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  • Understanding the German corporate governance model in International and European context

  • Probably one of the most comprehensive works in English available on the German corporate governance model

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. An Overview of German Business or Enterprise Law

    • Jean du Plessis, Bernhard Großfeld
    Pages 1-7

  3. An Overview of the Corporate Governance Debate in Germany

    • Jean du Plessis, Ingo Saenger
    Pages 9-36

  4. The General Meeting and the Management Board as Company Organs

    • Jean du Plessis, Ingo Saenger
    Pages 37-64

  5. The Supervisory Board as Company Organ

    • Jean du Plessis, Ingo Saenger
    Pages 65-110

  6. The German System of Supervisory Codetermination by Employees

    • Jean du Plessis, Otto Sandrock
    Pages 111-144

  7. The Impact of European Developments on German Codetermination

    • Otto Sandrock, Jean du Plessis
    Pages 145-175

  8. Accounting as the Documentary Proof of Good Corporate Governance

    • Claus Luttermann
    Pages 177-204

  9. The Dominant Role of the German Banks and New Players in the German Financial Sector

    • Jean du Plessis, Claus Luttermann
    Pages 205-214

  10. Corporate Governance in the EU, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance and Corporate Governance in Selected Other Jurisdictions

    • Jean du Plessis, Claus Luttermann
    Pages 215-256

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 257-276
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The global economy brings us into a new world of legal players and legal transac- 1 tions. Corporations from many countries and divergent cultural backgrounds - come our partners for business and investment. Therefore, it is indispensable to know the main principles of other countries’ corporate governance structures. Some remarkable developments have taken place in the European Union (EU) in recent times: the EU now comprises 27 Member States after Cyprus and several other Eastern and Southeastern European States became members in 2004 and with Romania and Bulgaria joining the EU in January 2007. Company law h- monisation is once again high on the agenda of the EU; the first European C- panies (SE) started to do business at the end of 2004; and every day more and more cross-border trade takes place within the EU. This book aims to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the German corporate governance system. It offers an overview of German corporations law and explains the interrelationship among the various organs required for German public corporations. It also gives an overview of recent corporate governance - velopments in Germany. The German system of employee codetermination and its future is dealt with in detail, while we also focus on accounting as the docum- tary proof of good corporate governance.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

    Jean J. Plessis

  • Muenster, Germany

    Bernhard Großfeld, Otto Sandrock

  • Chair of International Bussiness Law, Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, Germany

    Claus Luttermann

  • University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

    Ingo Saenger

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