Technology and corporate law : how innovation shapes corporate activity / edited by Andrew Godwin, Pey Woan Lee, Rosemary Teele Langford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Lee, Pey Woan, editor.

Godwin, Andrew, editor.

Langford, Rosemary Teele, editor.

Series:

Corporations, Globalisation and the Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance.

Technological innovations.

Corporation law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

In light of the overwhelming impact of technology on modern life, this thought-provoking book critically analyses the interaction of innovation, technology and corporate law. It highlights the impact of artificial intelligence and distributed ledgers on corporate governance and form, examining the extent to which technology may enhance or displace conventional theories and practices concerning corporate governance and regulation. Expert contributors from multiple jurisdictions identify themes and challenges that transcend national boundaries and confront the international community as a whole.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Foreword

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction to Technology and Corporate Law

PART I Corporate form

2. Viewing artificial persons in the AI age through the lens of history

PART II Corporate governance

3. The corporate board in an age of collaborative intelligence and complex risk

4. Artificial intelligence and corporate boards: some ethical implications

5. Data explosion, disclosure and stepping stones

6. Recalibrating directors' liabilities amidst technological flux

PART III Governance democratisation

7. Shareholder empowerment in the digital age

8. The first step of a long march: dual-class company regulation and the experiment by the sci-tech and innovation board in China

9. Corporate governance challenges in initial coin offerings

10. Corporate governance implications of equity crowdfunding

PART IV Data enhancements and alternative models for 'corporate' governance

11. Corporate disclosure in a technology-enabled world

12. Keep your 'invisible hands' to yourself: freeing corporate governance from the cult of the 'efficient market'

13. The advent of decentralised autonomous business networks in the disembodied economy: a discussionon why the governance regimes of corporations and partnerships are unsuitable to them

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-80037-716-9