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Corporate Governance Case Studies

These case studies can be done once you have read Part I of my textbook "Corporate Governance. A Global Perspective". I suggest you read all three chapters, with a particular focus on the third chapter.

If you are a lecturer, you may use these case studies in class to help your students understand the theoretical concepts discussed in Part I of the textbook. All the following case studies illustrate how the large shareholder in listed European and US companies manages to have strong control while holding much less ownership.

DGMT Plc

Oohh Danone - More than just a yoghurt

Google Inc. - Google has now been restructured and Larry Page and Sergey Brin's holdings are now in Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google. However, the stylised facts about Google as uncovered by this case study still apply to Alphabet Inc.





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