Cover -- Advances In Corporate Governance: Comparative Perspectives -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- List Of Tables And Figures -- List Of Abbreviations -- About The Contributors -- Chapter 1: Corporate Governance In Comparative Perspective -- References -- Chapter 2: Corporate Governance: What Are The Issues? -- Shareholder Primacy And Corporate Social Responsibility -- Corporate Governance Codes -- Enter The Global Financial Crisis -- Corporate Governance Mechanisms -- Independent Directors -- Board Composition And Member Diversity -- Executive Remuneration Market For Corporate Control -- Corporate Governance In Technology Companies -- Dual-class Stock Structures -- The Problem With External Control Mechanisms -- Lessons From Europe: Germany's Co-determination -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Listed Companies: Regulatory Tools And Current Reform Issues -- Statute And Code -- Independence Of Outside Directors And Supervisory Board Members -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Corporate Governance Of Financial Corporations -- Why Corporate Governance In Financial Corporations Is Different -- Regulation Of Corporate Governance Aspects Soft Law On Shareholders' Roles -- Regulating Boards -- Board Composition -- Qualifications Of Board Members -- Board Committees -- Regulating Internal Control -- Senior Persons And Individual Responsibility And Liability Regimes -- Remuneration Of Financial Corporations' Staff -- Concluding Remarks And Brief Comparative Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 5: Corporate Governance In Small And Medium Enterprises -- Corporate Governance Codes In Smes -- Ecgi And Corporate Governance Codes For Smes -- Variations Among Codes: Audiences And Objectives -- Principles Or Rules: The Content Of Codes Research On Corporate Governance In Smes -- Sme Characteristics -- The Extended Team Production Model Of Corporate Governance In Smes -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Corporate Governance Regulation For Public Benefit Foundations In Europe -- Definitions, Specific Structure Of Public Benefit Foundations, And Perceived Risks -- Definitions And Framing Questions -- Implications Of The Specific Features Of Foundations For Corporate Governance -- Principal-agent Theory And Potential Adaptations For Public Benefit Foundations -- Creditor Protection And Legal Security Arguments Exchange For Tax Exemptions -- The Interest Of The General Public -- Sector Interest And Sector Efforts Around Internal And External Good Governance -- Specific Case Of Company-linked Foundations -- Perceived Risks And Perceived Lack Of Effectiveness Related To Public Benefit Foundations Impacting Governance, Transparency, And Accountability Questions -- Key Empirical Points On Regulatory And Self-regulatory Approaches Within Foundation Governance -- Internal Governance Regulation -- Role Of Founders In Governance According To The Law -- Governing Board -- Supervisory Board Edited By Helmut K. Anheier, Theodor Baums. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.