Governance and Enterprise Restructuring in Southeast Europe

Apostolov, Mico (2010): Governance and Enterprise Restructuring in Southeast Europe. Published in: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, UK (16 June 2010)

Abstract

The research in this paper is to be focused on examining governance and enterprise restructuring in Southeast Europe (Western Balkans) transition economies. International organizations classify the following countries in Southeast Europe (Western Balkans): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has governance and enterprise restructuring as basic indicator of economic transition and defines it as effective corporate governance and corporate control exercised through domestic financial institutions and markets, fostering market-driven restructuring. The corporate governance is most often defined in terms of the roles, responsibilities, and interactions of top management and the board of directors.

Using data of Southeast European economies, will be examined the interrelationships between governance and enterprise restructuring and set of policies that influence the governance patterns.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: governance, enterprise restructuring, corporate governance, transition, Southeast Europe
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development; L - Industrial Organization > L3 - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise > L38 - Public Policy; G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G38 - Government Policy and Regulation; G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G32 - Financing Policy ; Financial Risk and Risk Management ; Capital and Ownership Structure ; Value of Firms ; Goodwill; P - Economic Systems > P3 - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions > P31 - Socialist Enterprises and Their Transitions; G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G30 - General

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