A Primer on Corporate Governance Germany

The book presents a thorough overview of corporate governance in Germany. Comprehending the German corporate governance system is challenging as it differs remarkably from the Anglo-American one and rests on rules and regulations from various sources. After introducing some macroeconomic fundamentals of the German economy and its stock markets, this book therefore provides an in-depth description of the regulatory framework of corporate governance in Germany, its basics and its peculiarities from a global perspective. Moreover, the structure and operation of governing the German stock corporation is explained both comprehensively and comprehensibly. The target audience includes executives, investors, scholars and rule-makers interested in deepening their understanding of the German system of corporate governance, its fundamentals, forms and distinctive features.