• DOI:10.1111/J.1540-6261.2008.01436.X
Corpus ID: 19390823

Labor and Corporate Governance: International Evidence from Restructuring Decisions

@article{Atanassov2006LaborAC,
  title={Labor and Corporate Governance: International Evidence from Restructuring Decisions},
  author={Julian Atanassov and E. H. Kim},
  journal={Corporate Finance: Governance},
  year={2006}
}

Julian Atanassov, E. H. Kim

Published 2006

Business

Corporate Finance: Governance

Our results highlight the importance of interaction among management, labor, and investors in shaping corporate governance. We find that strong union laws protect not only workers but also underperforming managers. Weak investor protection combined with strong union laws are conducive to worker-management alliances, wherein poorly performing firms sell assets to prevent large-scale layoffs, garnering worker support to retain management. Asset sales in weak investor protection countries lead to… CONTINUE READING

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