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Kommunikation und Wissen im Aufsichtsrat: Voraussetzungen und Kriterien guter Aufsichtsratsarbeit aus der Perspektive leitender Angestellter

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  • Jürgens, Ulrich
  • Lippert, Inge

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Die Studie stellt die Ergebnisse einer Umfrage unter Vertretern der leitenden Angestellten im Aufsichtsrat von mitbestimmten Unternehmen vor, die im September 2004 in Kooperation mit dem Deutschen Führungskräfteverband durchgeführt wurde. Ziel der Studie ist es, den Arbeitsprozess von Aufsichtsräten unter der Fragestellung der Informations- und Wissensnutzung zu beleuchten und Voraussetzungen und Kriterien guter Aufsichtsratsarbeit zu identifizieren. Es wird dabei von der Überlegung ausgegangen, dass die Unternehmensmitbestimmung für viele Unternehmen in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart eine wichtige Erfolgsvoraussetzung darstellt. Die zukünftige Perspektive des deutschen Systems der Unternehmensmitbestimmung kann daher nicht in einem radikalen Umbruch bestehen. Es spricht vielmehr vieles für einen Ansatz, der darauf abzielt, vorhandene Stärken auszubauen und neue Lösungen zu entwickeln, mit denen die Funktionsweise des bestehenden deutschen Corporate-Governance- Systems verbessert werden kann. Die Studie weist Defizite in den Kommunikations- und Kooperationsbeziehungen nach, die die kompetente, informierte und strategische Ausübung der Überwachungs- und Beratungsaufgabe des Aufsichtsrats behindern. Darüber hinaus wird gezeigt, dass alle im Aufsichtsrat vertretenen Gruppen einen wesentlichen Wissensbeitrag leisten und daher unverzichtbar sind, um die steigenden Anforderungen an das Gremium zu bewältigen. Der leitende Angestellte spielt dabei eine wichtige Rolle.

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  • Jürgens, Ulrich & Lippert, Inge, 2005. "Kommunikation und Wissen im Aufsichtsrat: Voraussetzungen und Kriterien guter Aufsichtsratsarbeit aus der Perspektive leitender Angestellter," Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Knowledge, Production Systems and Work SP III 2005-301, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
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