Description: I. Corporate Governance and Performance: The Research Questions1. Klaus Gugler: Introduction, Theoretical Framework, and Chapter Contents2. Klaus Gugler: Direct Monitoring and Profitability: Are Large Shareholders Beneficial?3. Klaus Gugler: Beneficial Blockholders versus Entrenchment and Rent Extraction?4. Klaus Gugler: Takeovers and Market for Corporate Control5. Klaus Gugler: Managerial Compensation6. Klaus Gugler: The Identity of OwnersII. Country Reports7. Klaus Gugler: Austria8. Marc Goergen and Luc Renneboog: Belgium9. Ekkehart Boehmer: Germany10. Elizabeth Kremp and Patrick Sevestre: France11. Magda Bianco: Italy12. Kyoko Sakuma: Japan13. Abe de Jong: The Netherlands14. Rafel Crespi-Cladera: Spain15. Burcin Yurtoglu: Turkey16. Marc Goergen and Luc Renneboog: United Kingdom17. Klaus Gugler: Conclusion and Policy Implications

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