Company law and corporate governance of start-ups in Germany: Legal stipulations, managerial requirements, and modification strategies

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-27

  Grundei, Jens ^a   Talaulicar, Till ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Legal form; Management board; Start up companies; Stock corporation; Supervisory board

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844358113     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015559828219     Document Type: Article

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