Kirchmaier, Tom


Dr Tom Kirchmaier  

Department

Position held

Financial Markets Group (FMG)

Visiting Fellow

Experience keywords:

credit crisis; corporate governance; ownership structure; automotive industry; corporate restructuring (strategy, organisational structure); corporate boards; governance of banks

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My research focuses on corporate governance in general, and corporate boards in particular, as well as on the strategy and structure of firms. Ultimately, I am interested in the determinants of firm performance.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

BankingFinancial ServicesPolicy and Regulatory Bodies

Countries and regions to which research relates:

UK; Germany

Languages:

German [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]

Media experience:

RadioTV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7852 3588

Publications

The following references are sourced from LSE Research Online|. References that are linked lead to the full text.

2012

Kershaw, David and Kirchmaier, Thomas and Schuster, Edmund (2012) The incentives of senior bank managers need to be altered in order to make them more risk averse. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

2009

Grant, Jeremy and Kirchmaier, Thomas and Kirshner, Jodie A. (2009) Financial tunnelling and the mandatory bid rule. European business organization law review, 10 (2). pp. 233-253. ISSN 1566-7529

2008

Kirchmaier, Thomas and Grant, Jeremy (2008) Shining the light on secret takeover battles [opinion & editorial]. Wall Street Journal Europe, (21 Aug). ISSN 0921-9986

Kirchmaier, Thomas (2008) Wiping DT's board clean [opinion & editorial]. Wall Street Journal Europe, (3 July). ISSN 0921-9986

Kirchmaier, Thomas and Grant, Jeremy (2008) Regeln für die Anschleicher [kommentar]. Financial Times Deutschland, (2 Sept). ISSN 1615-4118

Kirchmaier, Thomas and Stathopoulos, Konstantinos (2008) From fiction to fact: the impact of CEO social networks. Discussion paper, 608. Financial Markets Group, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Owen, Geoffrey and Kirchmaier, Thomas (2008) The changing role of the chairman. European business organization law review, 9 (2). pp. 187-213. ISSN 1566-7529

2006

Kirchmaier, Thomas and Kollo, Michael G. (2006) The role of prestige and networks in outside director appointment. Discussion paper: Corporate Governance Series 002, 582. Financial Markets Group, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Kirchmaier, Thomas and Selvaggi, Mariano (2006) The dark side of 'good' corporate governance: compliance-fuelled book-cooking activities. Discussion paper, 559. Financial Markets Group, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Kirchmaier, Thomas and Owen, Geoffrey (2006) The outsider at the controls. Financial times, (16 Mar). ISSN 0307-1766

Kirchmaier, Thomas and Grant, Jeremy and Bienz, Carsten (2006) The corporate governance of private equity. In: Grant, Jeremy and Bassi, I., (eds.) Structuring European private equity. Euromoney Books, London, UK, pp. 70-85. ISBN 9781843742623

Owen, Geoffrey and Kirchmaier, Thomas and Grant, Jeremy (2006) Corporate governance in the US and Europe: where are we now? Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK. ISBN 9781403998668

2005

Kirchmaier, Thomas and Grant, Jeremy (2005) Financial tunnelling and the revenge of the insider system: how to circumvent the new European corporate governance legislation. FMG discussion paper, 536. Financial Markets Group, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Kirchmaier, Thomas and Grant, Jeremy (2005) Corporate ownership structure and performance in Europe. European management review, 2 (3). pp. 231-245. ISSN 1740-4762

Grant, Jeremy and Kirchmaier, Thomas (2005) Corporate control in Europe. Corporate ownership and control, 2 (2). pp. 65-76. ISSN 1727-9232

2004

Kirchmaier, Thomas and Grant, Jeremy (2004) Who governs?: corporate ownership and control structures in Europe. SSRN working paper, 555877. Social Science Research Network

Grant, Jeremy and Kirchmaier, Thomas (2004) Corporate ownership structure and performance in Europe. CEPDP, 631. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Kirchmaier, Thomas and Grant, Jeremy (2004) It's all cosmetic: reform in Germany is only skin-deep [commentary]. Wall Street Journal Europe, Jan ISSN 0921-9986

2003

Kirchmaier, Thomas (2003) Corporate restructuring and firm performance of British and German non-financial firms. CEPDP, 582. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Kirchmaier, Thomas (2003) Corporate restructuring of British and German non-financial firms in the late 1990s. European management journal, 21 (4). pp. 409-420. ISSN 0263-2373

Kirchmaier, Thomas (2003) The performance effects of European demergers. CEPDP, 566. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Kirchmaier, Thomas (2003) Is "ni un paso atras!" the best way forward? Daily journal, Caracas, ISSN 1317-3561

Kirchmaier, Thomas (2003) Consumers and car manufacturers: is Europe's motor distribution system fair? European business forum, 13 (Spring). ISSN 1469-6460

2001

Kirchmaier, Thomas (2001) Creating value when less is more. Financial times, ISSN 0307-1766

Kirchmaier, Thomas (2001) Corporate demergers: or is divorce more attractive than marriage? Centrepiece, 6 (1). pp. 14-17. ISSN 1362-3761

2000

Kirchmaier, Thomas and Owen, Geoffrey (2000) Globaler wettbewerb lässt die unterschiede schwinden. Financial Times Deutschland, ISSN 1615-4118

Kirchmaier, Thomas and Owen, Geoffrey (2000) Towards tighter central control. Financial times, pp. 15-15. ISSN 0307-1766

Kirchmaier, Thomas (2000) Demergers - the way forward after M&A? European business forum, (4 [Win). ISSN 1469-6460

Owen, Geoffrey and Kirchmaier, Thomas (2000) Anglo-German convergence. European business forum, 2 (Summer). ISSN 1469-6460

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