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研究生: 何聖隆
論文名稱: 國際公司治理之探討
指導教授: 郭維裕
學位類別: 碩士
Master
系所名稱: 商學院 - 經營管理碩士學程(EMBA)
Executive Master of Business Administration(EMBA)
論文出版年: 2007
畢業學年度: 95
語文別: 中文
論文頁數: 564
中文關鍵詞: 董事會組成董事會規模外部董事董事及CEO薪酬誘因CEO改組外部大股東外國股東機構投資人現金流量權控制權金字塔結構交叉持股優先投票權股權集中性併購法律制度及執行法源會計盈餘股市報酬率
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  • 公司治理的研究,其主要的目的是了解董事會組成,董事會規模,外部董事, 董事及CEO薪酬誘因,CEO改組,外部大股東,外國股東,機構投資人,控制權和股權集中性,併購,法律制度及執行,法源…等變數對以ROA,ROE,會計盈餘,Tobin’s Q和股市報酬率所代表的公司績效之影響。與公司治理有關的重要指標包括股份控制權,現金流量權,董監事席次的控制權,控制權與股權的偏離,次大股東,金字塔結構,交叉持股,優先投票權,外部董事比例等。

    本論文共計8章40節,引述國外文獻約500篇並由國際公司治理的實證結果來探討我國五家金控:開發金、台新金、復華金、富邦金、兆豐金的公司治理,最後提出九點結論和建議。


    第一章 緒論--------------------------------------- 1
    第一節 研究動機與目的-------------------------- 1
    第二節 論文架構------------------------------- 3
    第二章 股權結構和公司價值------------------------- 5
    第一節 美國及世界各地之公司股權--------------- 10
    第二節 東亞公司之股權結構--------------------- 39
    第三節 西歐公司之最終股權--------------------- 49
    第四節 大股東對公司價值的影響----------------- 60
    第五節 勞工股權和公司價值--------------------- 70
    第六節 民營化後之股權變化和公司價值----------- 82
    第三章 董事會,多角化和公司價值-------------------- 85
    第一節 董事會和公司價值----------------------- 92
    第二節 忙碌的董事會是否為有效的監督者?-------152
    第三節 高度稀釋的CEO選擇權對公司價值
    和股東投票的影響-----------------------161
    第四節 董事會多元化和公司價值-----------------181
    第五節 公司多角化和公司價值-------------------195
    第六節 股東權力和公司價值---------------------217
    第七節 治理機制和股權價格---------------------230
    第八節 治理機制和舉債成本---------------------246
    第四章 公司治理之外部機制-------------------------259
    第一節 公司治理之法律因素---------------------261
    第二節 外部融資的法律因素---------------------275
    第三節 法律保護和公司價值---------------------259
    第五章 機構投資人和公司治理-----------------------284
    第一節 機構投資人之公司治理理論---------------289
    第二節 世界各國機構投資人行動主義-------------301
    第三節 公司治理提案和機構投資人行動主義-------313
    第四節 機構投資人股權變化和CEO改組----------320
    第五節 總體公司治理環境對機構持股的影響-------325
    第六章 開發中國家之公司治理-----------------------342
    第一節 東亞公司股權結構和公司價值----------------350
    第二節 東亞金融危機中公司治理對匯率和股市的影響--357
    第三節 東亞金融危機中治理變數和公司價值----------361
    第四節 新興市場中非管理人大股東和公司價值--------365
    第五節 東亞金融危機中股權結構和公司價值----------369
    第六節 新興市場中CEO改組和公司績效-------------375
    第七章 銀行之公司治理--------------------------------385
    第一節 美國銀行之公司治理------------------------390
    第二節 美國銀行控股公司之公司治理----------------404
    第三節 銀行產業中CEO薪酬的誘因特性-------------412
    第四節 銀行產業中董事的誘因薪酬------------------418
    第五節 日本銀行之公司治理------------------------432
    第六節 日本公司的銀行股權和公司價值--------------444
    第七節 日本銀行的衝擊對借款公司績效的影響--------453
    第八節 公司治理和銀行價值------------------------457
    第八章 結論-----------------------------------------462
    第一節 由國際公司治理看台灣公司治理--------------464
    第二節 公司治理制度的發展趨勢--------------------480

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