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Corporate Governance in France

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  • Gérard Charreaux

    (LEG - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Gestion - UB - Université de Bourgogne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Peter Wirtz

Abstract

(VF)L'objectif de cet article est de proposer une présentation synthétique du système de gouvernance français;(VA)The objective of this article is to shortly describe the French corporate governance system.
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  • Gérard Charreaux & Peter Wirtz, 2007. "Corporate Governance in France," Post-Print halshs-00260121, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00260121
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    1. Faccio, Mara & Lang, Larry H. P., 2002. "The ultimate ownership of Western European corporations," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 65(3), pages 365-395, September.
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    2. Afzalur Rashid, 2013. "CEO duality and agency cost: evidence from Bangladesh," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 17(4), pages 989-1008, November.
    3. Peter Wirtz, 2004. "The Changing Institutions of Governance in Corporate France:What Drives the Process?," Working Papers CREGO 1040701, Université de Bourgogne - CREGO EA7317 Centre de recherches en gestion des organisations.
    4. Peter Wirtz, 2000. "Mental Patterns, Corporate Finance and Institutional Evolution: The Case of the French Corporate Governance System," Working Papers CREGO 1000101, Université de Bourgogne - CREGO EA7317 Centre de recherches en gestion des organisations.
    5. Philippe Desbrières, 2012. "Les apports de la stratégie à la finance entrepreneuriale - The contributions of strategy to entrepreneurial finance," Working Papers CREGO 1120801, Université de Bourgogne - CREGO EA7317 Centre de recherches en gestion des organisations.
    6. Afzalur Rashid, 2015. "Revisiting Agency Theory: Evidence of Board Independence and Agency Cost from Bangladesh," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 130(1), pages 181-198, August.
    7. Thibault Darcillon, 2011. "Political Partisanship and Financial Reforms in Advanced Countries," Post-Print halshs-00639840, HAL.
    8. Christophe Bonnet & Peter Wirtz & Martine Séville, 2013. "Nascent Governance: The Impact Of Entrepreneurial Finance On Board Formation And Roles," Grenoble Ecole de Management (Post-Print) halshs-00850021, HAL.
    9. Jérôme Duprat, 1998. "Les procédures de contrôle de l'investissement dans les divisions et les filiales," Working Papers CREGO 0980902, Université de Bourgogne - CREGO EA7317 Centre de recherches en gestion des organisations.

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    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General

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