Outside Director Compensation in German Public Family Firms: An Empirical Analysis

by Pascal Engel

Pascal Engel investigates how outside directors are incentivized in family firms that are publicly listed but still partly owned by members of the founding family. Owning families significantly influence their firms' corporate conduct with their own set of goals, sometimes in conflict with economically driven goals of the capital markets. The author analyzes how family shareholders exert their influence on compensation schemes of outside directors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3658073152
• ISBN13: 9783658073152
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer Gabler
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"