A Case Study: The Fighting for Control Power and Equity Ownership of GOME Electrical Appliances Group 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Introduction to GOME Electrical Appliances 1 1.2. Introduction to Huang Guangyu 1 1.3. Introduction to Chen Xiao 1 2. The Whole Story of Fighting for Control Power and Equity Ownership of GOME Electrical Appliances 2 3. Analysis of corporate governance and agency problems of GOME 4 3.1. In the transition period, the conflict in the concept of corporate governance from private enterprises 4 3.2. The power of the Board is overtaken 5 3.3. No Board of Supervisors 5 3.4. The lack of long term incentive mechanism 5 3.5. The lack of a standardized system for employing 5 4. Conclusion 5 …show more content…
But at the same time Bain raised three non-executive directors, and appoint an independent director. Sep. 2010, there were 11 directors in the Board of Gome. And distribution of power is showed as follow: Chen Xiao's Group: Chen Xiao and Sun Yiding; Bain's Group: Zhu Jia, Wang Lihong, Ian and Thomes; Huang's Group:Wu Jianhua and Chen Yusheng; Other: Wang Junzhou, Wei Qiuli and Shi Xiping; Dec. 2010, the number of directors expended to 13 in the Board of Gome. Zou Xiaochun and Huang Yanhong were in the board so that Huang's Group grew to 4 persons 3. Analysis of corporate governance and agency problems of GOME 1. 2. 3. 4.1. In the transition period, the conflict in the concept of corporate governance from private enterprises Gome's battle showed that familial governance on behalf of the major shareholder , in the post-crisis era of China, still dominate with the preponderant and stead position, and cannot be shake in the short-term in the private enterprises. Private enterprises must mix familial governance and corporate governance, give administration and supervision authorities the moderate authorization and reasonable incentive and restraint mechanisms. 4.2. The power of the Board is overtaken Modern
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There are three internal and one external governance mechanisms used for owners to govern managers to ensure they comply with their responsibility to satisfy stakeholders and shareholder’s needs. First, ownership concentration is stated as the number of large-block shareholders and the total percentage of the shares they own (Hitt, Ireland, Hoskisson, 2017, p. 317). Second, the board of directors which are elected by the shareholders. Their primary duty is to act in the owner’s best interest and to monitor and control the businesses top-level managers (Hitt, Ireland, Hoskisson, 2017, p. 319). Third, is the
Critically analysis the key differences and similarities between corporate governance in the uk public and private sectors.
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