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German Corporate Governance Code and Unaccepted Recommendations

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  • Ralf Bebenroth

    (Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration (RIEB), Kobe University, Japan)

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From 2002 the German Corporate Governance Commission introduced a Corporate. Governance Code to companies listed on the German stock exchange. The Code provides blanket recommendations. Each company in noncompliance with one or more of the recommendations must explain in writing. The present study presents the first empirical analysis of compliance. Regarding the 2003 amended Code, this study first identifies the Most Commonly Unaccepted Recommendations (MCURs). Next it uses the MCUR's to sort companies as either compliant or noncompliant. Thirdly the study measures each companies' level in EPS (Earnings per Share) and in average stock price. Finally it compares the overall results of the compliant versus the noncompliant companies of the 2003 recommendations. The results show no correlation between compliance and change in EPS. The results do show a strongly positive correlation between compliance and rise in stock price.

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  • Ralf Bebenroth, 2005. "German Corporate Governance Code and Unaccepted Recommendations," Discussion Paper Series 172, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
    • Handle: RePEc:kob:dpaper:172
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    Cited by:

    1. Collins G. Ntim & Kwaku K. Opong & Jo Danbolt & Dennis A. Thomas, 2012. "Voluntary corporate governance disclosures by post‐Apartheid South African corporations," Journal of Applied Accounting Research, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 13(2), pages 122-144, September.
    2. Chowdhury Saima Ferdous, 2018. "Corporate Governance in Bangladesh: Evidence of Compliance," International Business Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 11(3), pages 88-109, March.

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    Keywords

    Corporate Governance Code; Comply or Explain; Most Commonly Unaccepted Recommendations (MCURs); D&O insurance;
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    JEL classification:

    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics

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