Understanding the company : corporate governance and theory / edited by Barnali Choudhury, Martin Petrin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Choudhury, Barnali, 1974- editor.

Petrin, Martin, 1978- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance--Law and legislation--Congresses.

Corporate governance.

Corporate governance--Law and legislation.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 328 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

What is the purpose of the company and its role in society? From their origin in medieval times to their modern incarnation as powerful transnational bodies, companies remain an important part of business and society at large. Drawing from a variety of perspectives, this book adopts a normative approach to understanding the modern company and provides insights into how companies should be conceptualized. It considers key topics such as the development of corporate theory, the rights and obligations of the company, and the means and ends of corporate governance. Written by leading experts of different jurisdictions, this book provides important international viewpoints on some of the most pressing corporate governance questions.

Contents:

Introduction / Barnali Choudhury and Martin Petrin

Four transformations of the corporate form / Reuven S. Avi-Yonah

Comparative corporate governance : old and new / Martin Gelter

Corporation's intrinsic attributes / Christopher M. Bruner

Understanding the modern company through the lens of quasi-public power / Marc T. Moore

Reflections on the nature of the public corporation in an era of shareholder activism and stewardship / Dionysia Katelouzou

Regulating for corporate sustainability: why the public-private divide misses the point / Beate Sjåfjell

Constitutional rights of corporations in the United States / Brandon L. Garrett

Understanding corporate criminal liability / Ian B. Lee

Human rights and business: expectations, requirements and procedures for the responsible modern company / Karin Buhmann

A balancing approach to corporate rights and duties / Martin Petrin

Corporate law reform in the era of shareholder empowerment / William W. Bratton

Board accountability and the entity maximization and sustainability approach / Andrew Keay

Corporation and the question of time / Lynn Stout

Epilogue - a look to the future.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Aug 2017).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781316536384

Access Restriction:

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