Corporate governance has come to prominence in recent years because of the perceived political importance of issues such as executive pay and apparent accounting scandals. As might be expected in this frenzied climate, politicians have reacted. US politicians reacted with particular speed...

"The Handbook of Board Governanceprovides comprehensive coverage of all topics in corporate governance by subject matter experts. The chapter authors are a combination of practitioners (directors, management, advisors) and academics. The practitioners will bring practical experience and the...

How should corporations be run? Who should get a say, and what results can we expect? Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance provides an accessible introduction to the various failed attempts at using corporate governance to improve society. It introduces the record of these failures and...

We study how ownership structure, in particular public listing status, relates to workplace safety and productivity tradeoffs. Theory offers competing hypotheses on how listing-related frictions affect these tradeoffs. We exploit detailed asset-level data in the U.S. coal industry and find that...

We study how ownership structure, in particular public listing status, affects workplace safety and productivity tradeoffs. Theory offers competing hypotheses on how listing related frictions affect these tradeoffs. We exploit detailed asset-level data in the U.S. coal industry and find that...

Instruments of EU Corporate Governance is a first-of-its-kind analysing the systematic account of the legislative and soft law instruments designed to boost good corporate governance in European companies and assess their value in practice. Compelling new perspectives on corporate governance ?...

Agilität mit New Work und Inner Work im Familienunternehmen -- Sozialökologische Transformation im Familienunternehmen -- Familienmanagement für Unternehmerfamilien -- Psychische Dynamiken in Unternehmerfamilien -- Selbstorganisationsprinzipien für Gesellschafter -- Generationenübergang im...

British general incorporation law granted companies an extraordinary degree of contractual freedom to craft their own governance rules. It provided companies with a default set of articles of association, but incorporators were free to reject any part or all of the model and write their own...

In the decades since R. Edward Freeman first introduced stakeholder theory, which views firms in terms of their relationships to a broad set of partners, the stakeholder approach has drawn increasing attention as a model for ethical business. Edited by Freeman, alongside other leading scholars...

This book explores the challenges and opportunities presented by the formulation of a global code of conduct for transnational corporations. It assesses the current state of research on global regulations intended to enhance the social responsibility of transnational corporations, and provides a...

This paper presents an overview of the history of corporate governance in the United States, emphasizing the period before the advent of federal securities laws and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Recent research has overturned many widely accepted beliefs about corporate...

This paper presents an overview of the history of corporate governance in the United States, emphasizing the period before the advent of federal securities laws and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Recent research has overturned many widely accepted beliefs about corporate...

Business codes are a widely used management instrument. Research into the effectiveness of business codes has, however, produced conflicting results. The main reasons for the divergent findings are: varying definitions of key terms; deficiencies in the empirical data and methodologies used; and a...

Diese Arbeit behandelt die Fragen, ob Geschäftsordnungen (des Vorstandes, des Aufsichtsrates und der Hauptversammlung) allein Vereinen vorbehalten sind oder sich auch Personengesellschaften solcher bedienen können, welchen Inhalt sie haben und wem letztlich in der Organisation die...

This book investigates how businesses can adapt their executive and fiscal practices to adopt an ethical, equal-opportunity approach. The authors demonstrate how corporations can create sustainable work environments that embrace feminist care ethics and ground their research in a strong...

This book includes research presented at the Global Chinese Management Studies Conferences held in Singapore between 2011 and 2014. It covers managerial themes from China that are associated with eco-labels, institutional changes in the context of governance, fusion accounting information,...

This book focuses on microeconomic foundations of capital structure theory. It combines theoretical results with a large number of examples, exercises and applications. The book examines fundamental ideas in capital structure management, some of which are still not very well understood in the...

Von Unternehmen – insbesondere (großen) Aktiengesellschaften – wird vielfach gefordert, sie sollten ihrer Rolle als „Good Corporate Citizen“ gerecht werden und einen Beitrag zum Gemeinwohl leisten. Wenn sie dieser Forderung durch Unternehmensspenden nachkommen, bewegen sie sich...