TY - JOUR

T1 - Die aufsichtsratslücke im dienstleistungssektor. Ausmaß und Bestimmungsgründe

AU - Boneberg, Franziska

PY - 2009

Y1 - 2009

N2 - In Germany, the establishment of supervisory boards and, therefore, of boardlevel employee representation are mandatory, depending on the legal form and size of a company. However, empirical analysis reveals that the majority of companies observed (limited liability companies with 500 to 2000 employees active in the West-German service sector) do not satisfy the law. An econometric analysis of the determinants of supervisory board existence provides a potential explanation for the gap. It can be shown that the legal form of the principal share holder, and employment size, influence the probability of the supervisory board existence. A company's age, however, in this context is irrelevant.

AB - In Germany, the establishment of supervisory boards and, therefore, of boardlevel employee representation are mandatory, depending on the legal form and size of a company. However, empirical analysis reveals that the majority of companies observed (limited liability companies with 500 to 2000 employees active in the West-German service sector) do not satisfy the law. An econometric analysis of the determinants of supervisory board existence provides a potential explanation for the gap. It can be shown that the legal form of the principal share holder, and employment size, influence the probability of the supervisory board existence. A company's age, however, in this context is irrelevant.

KW - Volkswirtschaftslehre

KW - codetermination

KW - board-level employee representation

KW - Germany

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79960215360&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1688/1862-0035_IndB_2009_04_Boneberg

DO - 10.1688/1862-0035_IndB_2009_04_Boneberg

M3 - Zeitschriftenaufsätze

AN - SCOPUS:79960215360

VL - 16

SP - 349

EP - 366

JO - Industrielle Beziehungen

JF - Industrielle Beziehungen

SN - 0943-2779

IS - 4

ER -