Firm commitment : why the corporation is failing us and how to restore trust in it / Colin Mayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mayer, C. P. (Colin P.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The corporation is one of the most important and remarkable institutions in the world. It affects all our lives continuously. It feeds, entertains, houses and, employs us. It generates vast amounts of revenue for those who own it and it invests a substantial proportion of the wealth that we possess. But the corporation is also the cause of immense problems and suffering, a source of poverty and pollution, and its failures are increasing. How is the corporation failing us? Why is ithappening? What should we do to restore trust in it? While governments are subject to repeated questioning and scr

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; I. HOW THE CORPORATION IS FAILING US; Chapter 1 In the Beginning; Chapter 2 Morals and Markets; Chapter 3 Reputation; Chapter 4 Regulation; II. WHY IT IS HAPPENING; Chapter 5 Evolving Enterprises; Chapter 6 Bought and Closed; Chapter 7 Capital and Commitment; III. WHAT WE SHOULD DO ABOUT IT; Chapter 8 Value and Values; Chapter 9 Governance and Government; Chapter 10 Without End; Compendium: Concepts, Conclusions, and Consequences; An Appendix: In Trust Firms; Notes; Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-165025-0

1-283-88958-7

0-19-165024-2

OCLC:

827210146