Corporate Governance and Initial Public Offerings in Switzerland
ISBN
978-1-107-01686-6
Type
book section
Date Issued
2012
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Zattoni, Alessandro
Judge, William
Abstract
This chapter describes the current state of corporate governance in Switzerland following the most recent governance reforms introduced in 2007. Further, using a sample of all Swiss IPOs between 2006 and 2008, it investigates whether newly listed firms tend to follow the recommended corporate governance principles, and whether ownership concentration in these firms continues to be high. Results show that Swiss IPOs and, in extension, the Swiss governance system are increasingly falling in line with international corporate governance standards. Despite this positive picture, however, ownership concentration in Swiss IPOs continues to be high. Implications and future research directions are discussed
Language
English
Keywords
IPOs
Switzerland
Corporate Governance
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Book title
Corporate Governance and Initial Public Offerings : An international Perspective
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publisher place
Cambridge, UK
Start page
449
End page
469
Pages
21
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
220588
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Format
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