"This book develops a new framework (stakeholder model) that helps understand corporate finance and governance in modern society, where (especially in developed countries) the sources of people's happiness have shifted from monetary to non-monetary factors. The book takes a more comprehensive...

ch. 1. Corporations in modern society -- ch. 2. For whom are contemporary companies managed? -- ch. 3. Corporate value in stakeholder society -- ch. 4. Are strong shareholder rights desirable? -- ch. 5. Is governance by shareholders necessary? Employees' quiet exit -- ch. 6. The board of...

Purpose – This study sets out to explore questions such as: “Does mission statement matter? If so, in what ways?” Using data on mission statements of 128 large Japanese firms, the paper aims to show that corporate mission has a significant impact on corporate policies that determine...

Corporate culture does matter. Using data on mission statements of large Japanese firms, we show that corporate culture has a significant impact on corporate policies that determine employment, board, and financial structures. We provide evidence that strong-culture firms are more likely to...

Design of contracts that define firms, and their accounting systems depends on the conditions in the firm's factor and product markets. We examine the fundamental difficulty of defining and developing "uniform" accounting for diverse economic environments across countries and compare the...