Research handbook on corporate governance and ethics / edited by Till Talaulicar (Professor of Organization and Management, University of Erfurt, Germany).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Talaulicar, Till, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Research handbooks in business and management series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance--Moral and ethical aspects.

Corporate governance.

Business ethics.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (450 pages).

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"This essential Research Handbook provides an in-depth analysis of the link between corporate governance and ethics. By bringing together internationally renowned scholars, it reflects upon pertinent trends and challenges within the field. Significantly, it illuminates the ethical foundations of corporate governance. Presenting nuanced viewpoints on topics such as the stakeholder turn of corporate governance, this Research Handbook presents comprehensive insights into essential subjects within ethics and governance. Chapters examine the complexities of sustainably creating value, as well as how corporate governance may aid in overcoming challenges such as inequality and value conflicts. Importantly, they address the ethical foundations of corporate governance while identifying important current and future research trends. The Research Handbook on Corporate Governance and Ethics will be perfect for scholars of business and management pursuing further research into corporate governance. It will additionally be beneficial for policymakers and practitioners seeking further information on the diversity of research perspectives within this field"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Setting the scene to study the interrelationships between corporate governance and ethics: An Introduction to the research handbook / Till Talaulicar

Part I. The stakeholder turn of corporate governance and sustainable value creation

2. Stakeholder governance: On overcoming the problems in the traditional narrative of capitalism / Flore Bridoux and J.W. Stoelhorst

3. Sustainability ethics and team production: Implications for value-creating boards in smes / Jonas Gabrielsson and Morten Huse

4. Building back better - a new paradigm for corporate governance / Eleanor O'Higgins

5. How board structure affects social performance and stakeholder management: An example from classified boards / Jill A. Brown, Anne Anderson and Sami Ghaddar

Part II. Corporate social responsibility, sustainability and corporate governance

6. Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility: Revisiting their inter-relationship / Tanusree Jain, Adrián Zicari and Ruth V. Aguilera

7. Growing integration between sustainability and corporate governance: The role of government regulation / Jette Steen Knudsen

8. Women directors and sustainability: A contribution of networking activities / Patricia Gabaldón, Daniela Gimenez-Jimenez and Giovanna Campopiano

9. Should we integrate corporate social responsibility with corporate governance? An empirical investigation of good governance codes' recommendations / Alessandro Zattoni and Francesca Cuomo

Part III. Values, norms and institutions

10. Informal institutions and corporate governance / Emmanouil Dedoulis and Stergios Leventis

11. The role of values in corporate governance / Marne Arthaud-Day

12. Values conflicts and the board of directors / Cynthia E. Clark

13. Risk perceptions of corporate directors: Isomorphic influences and ethical implications / LouAnn Conner, Ralf Barkemeyer and Fanny Salignac

Part IV. Managerial discretion and managerial obligations

14. Managerial discretion: A review and future directions / Roman Kurdyukov, Shawn L. Berman, Michael E. Johnson-Cramer, Heather Elms and Robert A. Phillips

15. Moral obligations to third parties required by fiduciary duties to principals: A reflection through shareholder primacy / Santiago Mejia

Part V. Philosophical reflections and underpinnings of corporate governance

16. A smithian theory of governance - adam smith on corporations and governance / Michael S. Aßländer

17. How does macintyre extend aristotle's account of phronesis and what does this imply for corporate governance? / Alejo José G. Sison and Dulce M. Redín

18. A pragmatist case for thoughtfulness and experimentation in corporate governance / Donald Nordberg

19. The moral legitimacy of profit orientation / Ingo Pies and Stefan Hielscher

Part VI. Grand societal challenges and corporate governance

20. Corporate governance and inequality / Saneesh Edacherian and Hari Bapuji

21. Corporate governance, executive pay, and the ethical and institutional abandonment of the working class / Thomas Clarke

22. Corporate governance and grand societal challenges: Organization-centric and problem-centric perspectives / Madalina Pop, Sven Kunisch and Annabeth Aagaard

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781800880603 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.