Royal ahold: the role of corporate governance

Abe de Jong; Douglas Dejong; Gerard Mertens; Peter Roosenboom

doi:10.4324/9781315564791-39

Royal ahold: the role of corporate governance

Abe de Jong, Douglas Dejong, Gerard Mertens, Peter Roosenboom

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Royal Ahold (Koninklijke Ahold NV) was one of the major success stories in the 1990s and suffered a complete meltdown in 2003. This chapter analyzes the role of Ahold’s corporate governance mechanisms. and illustrates how initially a family, and later professional management, exploited the intent of the law and existing regulatory structures to maintain absolute control of the company. It analyzes in detail the applicable governance mechanisms of Ahold that were designed to hold the self-interest of the parties in check.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	A Handbook of Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
Editors	Güler Aras, David Crowther
Place of Publication	UK
Publisher	Gower
Chapter	34
Pages	595-620
Number of pages	26
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317187967
ISBN (Print)	9780566088179
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315564791-39
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

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