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Corporate Governance in France

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  • Gérard Charreaux

    (Université de Bourgogne)

  • Peter Wirtz

    (Université de Lyon 2)

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(VF)L'objectif de cet article est de proposer une présentation synthétique du système de gouvernance français;(VA)The objective of this article is to shortly describe the French corporate governance system.

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  • Gérard Charreaux & Peter Wirtz, 2007. "Corporate Governance in France," Working Papers CREGO 1070201, Université de Bourgogne - CREGO EA7317 Centre de recherches en gestion des organisations.
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    1. Faccio, Mara & Lang, Larry H. P., 2002. "The ultimate ownership of Western European corporations," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 65(3), pages 365-395, September.
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    1. Peter Wirtz, 2004. "The Changing Institutions of Governance in Corporate France:What Drives the Process?," Working Papers CREGO 1040701, Université de Bourgogne - CREGO EA7317 Centre de recherches en gestion des organisations.
    2. Peter Wirtz, 2000. "Mental Patterns, Corporate Finance and Institutional Evolution: The Case of the French Corporate Governance System," Working Papers CREGO 1000101, Université de Bourgogne - CREGO EA7317 Centre de recherches en gestion des organisations.
    3. Thibault Darcillon, 2011. "Political Partisanship and Financial Reforms in Advanced Countries," Post-Print halshs-00639840, HAL.
    4. Christophe Bonnet & Peter Wirtz & Martine Séville, 2013. "Nascent Governance: The Impact Of Entrepreneurial Finance On Board Formation And Roles," Grenoble Ecole de Management (Post-Print) halshs-00850021, HAL.
    5. Jérôme Duprat, 1998. "Les procédures de contrôle de l'investissement dans les divisions et les filiales," Working Papers CREGO 0980902, Université de Bourgogne - CREGO EA7317 Centre de recherches en gestion des organisations.
    6. Saïsset, L.A. & Couderc, J.P., 2013. "Les trois dimensions de la gouvernance coopérative : à la recherche d'un équilibre instable. Le cas des caves coopératives en Languedoc-Roussillon [France]," Working Papers MoISA 201302, UMR MoISA : Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (social and nutritional sciences): CIHEAM-IAMM, CIRAD, INRAE, L'Institut Agro, Montpellier SupAgro, IRD - Montpellier, France.
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    Keywords

    gouvernance des entreprises; France; corporate governance.;
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    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General

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