Comparative corporate governance / edited by Afra Afsharipour, Martin Gelter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Gelter, Martin, editor.

Afsharipour, Afra, editor.

Series:

Research handbooks in comparative law.

Research handbooks in comparative law series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporation law.

Corporate governance--Cross-cultural studies.

Corporate governance.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xx, 518 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

"This research handbook provides a state-of-the-art perspective on how corporate governance differs between countries around the world. It covers highly topical issues including corporate purpose, corporate social responsibility, and shareholder activism. Through coverage of key jurisdictions in Asia, Europe and the Americas, this research handbook reveals differences and similarities between legal traditions that have shaped different countries' laws, and the extent to which these laws have become more similar over the past decades. It takes a broad perspective throughout comparative corporate governance, considering the rights and duties of shareholders, including controlling and minority shareholders, directors, and the relationship between their powers. Chapters address key topics such as the methods and goals of comparative corporate governance research and enforcement of corporate governance. Informative and perceptive, Comparative Corporate Governance will be a key resource for academics and students in commercial law, comparative law and government studies. Internationally oriented corporate law practitioners and law firms will also be interested in the legal information contained in the chapters"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to comparative corporate governance / Afra Afsharipour and Martin Gelter

Part I: Perennial debates in comparative corporate governance

2. Methods of comparative corporate governance / Christopher M. Bruner

3. Corporate law and economic development / Vikramaditya S. Khanna

4. The law and economics of comparative corporate law / María Isabel Sáez Lacave and María Gutiérrez Urtiaga

5. Corporate purpose and short-termism / Martin Petrin and Barnali Choudhury

6. Comparative and transnational developments in corporate social responsibility / Cynthia A. Williams

Part II: The board: its duties and its functions

7. The structure of the board of directors: Boards and governance strategies in the US, the UK and Germany / Klaus J. Hopt and Patrick C. Leyens

8. Board composition: Between independent directors, minority representatives and employee representatives / Jean Jacques du Plessis

9. Diversity and the board of directors: A comparative perspective / Darren Rosenblum

10. Board duties: The duty of loyalty and self-dealing / Marco Corradi and Geneviève Helleringer

11. The duty of care and the business judgment rule: A case study in legal transplants and local narratives / Carsten Gerner-Beuerle

12. Board duties: Monitoring, risk management and compliance / Virginia Harper Ho

13. Who decides executive pay? A comparative perspective / Li-Wen Lin

14. Accounting and convergence in corporate governance: Doctrinal or economic path dependence? / Martin Gelter

Part III: Shareholders

15. Shareholder proposals shaking up shareholder say: A critical comparison of the United States and Europe / Sofie Cools

16. Controlling shareholders and their duties / Gaia Balp and Marco Ventoruzzo

17. Minority shareholders' rights, powers and duties: The market for corporate influence / Umakanth Varottil

18. Institutional investors, activist funds and ownership structure / Assaf Hamdani and Sharon Hannes

19. Diversified enterprises with controlling shareholders: A theoretical analysis of risk-sharing, control/voting leverage, and tunneling / Sang Yop Kang

Part IV: Enforcement

20. Public versus private enforcement in corporate governance / Pierre-Henri Conac

21. Direct and derivative shareholder suits: Towards a functional and practical taxonomy / Alan K. Koh and Samantha S. Tang

Part V: Special topics: mergers and acquisitions

22. Corporate governance in negotiated takeovers: The changing comparative landscape / Afra Afsharipour

23. Managing management buyouts: A US-UK comparative analysis / Andrew F. Tuch

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78897-533-2

OCLC:

1259323362