Jaap W. Winter

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Professor of Corporate law, corporate governance and behaviour

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Amsterdam

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University of Amsterdam

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Report of the High Level Group of Company Law Experts on Issues Related to Takeover Bids in the European Union

REFORMING COMPANY AND TAKEOVER LAW IN EUROPE, G. Ferrarini, K. J. Hopt, J. Winter, E. Wymeersch, eds., Annex 2, pp. 825-924, Oxford (Oxford University Press) 2004
Number of pages: 101 Posted: 07 Jun 2002 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2010
Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter, Jan Schans Christensen, José M. Garrido Garcia, Klaus J. Hopt, Jonathan Rickford, Guido Rossi and Joelle Simon
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam, University of Copenhagen, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), Independent and French Business Confederation MEDEF
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European Corporate Governance, Takeovers, Board of Directors, Company Law, Corporate Law, European Union, Break-through Rule

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The Consequences of Brexit for Companies and Company Law

University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 22/2017
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 03 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2017
Peter Böckli, Paul L. Davies, Eilis Ferran, Guido Ferrarini, José M. Garrido Garcia, Klaus J. Hopt, Adam Opalski, Alain Pietrancosta, Markus Roth, Rolf Skog, Stanislaw Soltysinski, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter, Martin Winner and Eddy Wymeersch
Böckli Bodmer & Partners, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, University of Warsaw - Faculty of Law and Administration, Sorbonne Law School, University of Marburg - Faculty of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Cywilnego, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam, Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Business Law and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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Brexit, freedom establishment, incorporation or seat theory, cross border mergers, auditors, listed companies

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Corporate Governance Going Astray: Executive Remuneration Built to Fail

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Corporate Governance Going Astray: Executive Remuneration Built to Fail

Festschrift Professor Klaus Hopt, Walter de Gruyter, pp. 1521-1535, 2010, Duisenberg School of Finance Policy Paper No. 5
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2011
Jaap W. Winter and Jaap W. Winter
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam
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corporate governance, executive remuneration, performance based pay

Corporate Governance Going Astray: Executive Remuneration Built to Fail

FESTSCHRIFT FOR PROFESSOR KLAUS HOPT, pp. 1521-1535, Walter de Gruyter, 2010, Duisenberg School of Finance Policy Paper No. 5
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Jun 2011
Jaap W. Winter and Jaap W. Winter
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam
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executive remuneration, corporate governance, variable pay, performance based pay, alignment

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Addressing the Crisis of the Modern Corporation: The Duty of Societal Responsibility of the Board

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 05 May 2020
Jaap W. Winter and Jaap W. Winter
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam
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corporate law, corporate governance, purpose, societal responsibility, board duty

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The Future of European Company Law

Columbia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 420
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 04 Jun 2012
Peter Böckli, Paul L. Davies, Eilis Ferran, Guido Ferrarini, José M. Garrido Garcia, Klaus J. Hopt, Alain Pietrancosta, Katharina Pistor, Rolf Skog, Stanislaw Soltysinski, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter and Eddy Wymeersch
Böckli Bodmer & Partners, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Sorbonne Law School, Columbia University School of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Cywilnego, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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company law, harmonization, company mobility, cross-border mergers, cross-border voting, group law, capital maintenance, alternative legal forms

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The Financial Crisis: Does Good Corporate Governance Matter and How to Achieve it?

DSF Policy Paper No. 14
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 14 Dec 2011
Jaap W. Winter and Jaap W. Winter
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam
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corprate governance, non-executives, institutional investors, regulation

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Shareholder Engagement and Stewardship: The Realities and Illusions of Institutional Share Ownership

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 20 Jun 2011
Jaap W. Winter and Jaap W. Winter
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam
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corporate governance, institutional investors, shareholder voting, engagement

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European Company Law Experts' Response to the European Commission’s Green Paper 'The EU Corporate Governance Framework'

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Aug 2011
Paul L. Davies, Klaus J. Hopt, Guido Ferrarini, Alain Pietrancosta, Rolf Skog, Stanislaw Soltysinski, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter and Eddy Wymeersch
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, Sorbonne Law School, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Cywilnego, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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corporate governance, European company law, boards, shareholder activism, corporate governance codes, comply or explain

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Corporate Governance in the Netherlands

International Congress on Comparative Law, Washington, 2010
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 21 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2011
Jaron van Bekkum, Steven Hijink, Michael C. Schouten, Jaap W. Winter and Jaap W. Winter
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Radboud University Nijmegen, University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Law and Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam
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corporate governance, company law, securities law, boards, shareholders, labor, audit, takeover regulation, disclosure, transparency, enforcement

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Shareholder Engagement and Identification

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 01 Mar 2015
Peter Böckli, Paul L. Davies, Eilis Ferran, Guido Ferrarini, José M. Garrido Garcia, Klaus J. Hopt, Alain Pietrancosta, Markus Roth, Rolf Skog, Stanislaw Soltysinski, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter and Eddy Wymeersch
Böckli Bodmer & Partners, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Sorbonne Law School, University of Marburg - Faculty of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Cywilnego, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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Dehumanisation of the Large Corporation

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 04 Feb 2020
Jaap W. Winter and Jaap W. Winter
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam
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corporation, purpose, dehumanisation, theory of the firm, regulation, remuneration

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Making Corporate Governance Codes More Effective: A Response to the European Commission's Action Plan of December 2012

Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 56/2014
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 12 Dec 2013
Peter Böckli, Paul L. Davies, Eilis Ferran, Guido Ferrarini, José M. Garrido Garcia, Klaus J. Hopt, Alain Pietrancosta, Katharina Pistor, Markus Roth, Rolf Skog, Stanislaw Soltysinski, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter and Eddy Wymeersch
Böckli Bodmer & Partners, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Sorbonne Law School, Columbia University School of Law, University of Marburg - Faculty of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Cywilnego, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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Corporate Governance, Corporate Governance Codes, comply or explain, code effectiveness, disclosure, enforcement, European Commission, Action Plan

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Response to the European Commission's Report on the Application of the Takeover Bids Directive

University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 5/2014, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 55/2014
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 02 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2014
Peter Böckli, Paul L. Davies, Eilis Ferran, Guido Ferrarini, José M. Garrido Garcia, Klaus J. Hopt, Alain Pietrancosta, Katharina Pistor, Rolf Skog, Stanislaw Soltysinski, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter and Eddy Wymeersch
Böckli Bodmer & Partners, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Sorbonne Law School, Columbia University School of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Cywilnego, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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takeover bids, European Company Law, acting in concert, mandatory bid rule, defensive measures

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Cross-Border Voting in Europe

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 08 Jan 2001
Jaap W. Winter and Jaap W. Winter
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam
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A Proposal for Reforming Group Law in the European Union - Comparative Observations on the Way Forward

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2016
Peter Böckli, Paul L. Davies, Eilis Ferran, Guido Ferrarini, José M. Garrido Garcia, Klaus J. Hopt, Adam Opalski, Alain Pietrancosta, Markus Roth, Rolf Skog, Stanislaw Soltysinski, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter, Martin Winner and Eddy Wymeersch
Böckli Bodmer & Partners, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, University of Warsaw - Faculty of Law and Administration, Sorbonne Law School, University of Marburg - Faculty of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Cywilnego, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam, Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Business Law and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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Parent-Subsidiary Relations, Minority and Creditor Protection, Related Party Transactions, European Regulation

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Board on Task: Developing a Comprehensive Understanding of the Performance of Boards

Massimo Belcredi, Guido Ferrarini (eds.) Boards and Shareholders in European Listed Companies, Cambridge University Press 2013
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 29 Oct 2013
Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter and Erik Van de Loo
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam and INSEAD
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corporate governance, board dynamics, agency theory, organisational role analysis, board performance

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The Human Experience of Being-in-the-Board: A Phenomenological Approach

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 01 Feb 2019
Jaap W. Winter and Jaap W. Winter
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam
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corporate governance, board performance, phenomenology, human experience

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Corporate Governance Beyond the Shareholder and Stakeholder Model

Forthcoming in Erasmus Law Review
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 17 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2023
Dirk Schoenmaker, Willem Schramade, Jaap W. Winter and Jaap W. Winter
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Nyenrode Business University and Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam
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Corporate governance, shareholder model, stakeholder model, sustainability

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The Commission’s 2018 Proposal on Cross-Border Mobility – An Assessment

European Company and Financial Law Review Forthcoming, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 25/2018
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 19 Oct 2018
Paul L. Davies, Susan Emmenegger, Eilis Ferran, Guido Ferrarini, Klaus J. Hopt, Niamh Moloney, Adam Opalski, Alain Pietrancosta, Markus Roth, Rolf Skog, Martin Winner, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter and Eddy Wymeersch
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Bern - School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, London School of Economics - Law School, University of Warsaw - Faculty of Law and Administration, Sorbonne Law School, University of Marburg - Faculty of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Business Law, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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cross-border conversions, cross-border divisions, cross-border mergers

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A European Corporate Governance Model: Integrating Corporate Purpose Into Practice for a Better Society

University of Oslo Faculty of Law Research Paper, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 15 Nov 2023 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2023
Bruno Deffains, Xavier Dieux, Laurence Dors, Rodolphe Durand, Martin Fischer, Daniel Hurstel, Jukka Mähönen, Colin Mayer, Renate Meyer, Anne-Christin Mittwoch, Guido Palazzo, Markus Scholz, Beate Sjåfjell, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter and Rupert Younger
Université Paris II - Panthéon-Assas, Free University Brussels, Independent, HEC Paris - Strategy & Business Policy, Celanese, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, University of Oslo - Faculty of Law, University of Oxford - Said Business School, Institute for Public Management - Dep. of Strategic Management and Innovation Research Institute for Urban Management & Governance Wirtschaftsuniversität (WU), Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, University of Lausanne, FHWien University of Applied Sciences, University of Oslo - Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam and Centre for Corporate Reputation - Said Business School, University of Oxford
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When Others Pass Judgment. The Real Liability Risk for Directors

J.W. Winter, Beoordeeld door anderen. Het werkelijke risico voor bestuurders en commissarissen, in: G. Van Solinge, J. Van Bekkum, N. Kreleman, B.A. Schuijling (eds), Aansprakelijkheid van bestuurders en commissarissen, nr. 140 Series Van der Heijden Instituut, Wolters Kluwer 2017, p. 41-54
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 02 Jul 2019
Jaap W. Winter and Jaap W. Winter
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam
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director liability, cognitive dissonance, board decision-making