Elgar encyclopedia of corporate governance / edited by Thomas Clarke (UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia), Wafa Khlif (TBS Business School, Barcelona, Spain) and Coral Ingley (Faculty of Business and Law, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clarke, Thomas, editor.

Khlif, Wafa, editor.

Ingley, Coral, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar encyclopedias in business and management series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (468 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"With 163 authoritative entries providing definitive explanations and critiques of the fundamental principles and practices of corporate governance, this timely Encyclopedia is a comprehensive overview of the economic, political, social, legal and environmental impacts of corporations across the globe. Bringing together almost 100 leading experts, the Encyclopedia addresses the meaning and purpose of corporate governance and how this term has evolved over time. Philosophical perspectives on corporate governance, as well as its origins and history are laid out, alongside critical theories and methodologies on governance. The Encyclopedia then examines different aspects of governance related to governance regimes, neoliberalism, finance, accounting and corporate reporting, law and regulation, strategy and forms of governance. Board processes and performance, leadership in the boardroom, board directors and board diversity are explained. Focus is drawn to emerging societal problems and crises related to corporate governance and how these have been addressed by different institutions, such as digital era governance, corporate social responsibility and corporate sustainability and regeneration of the natural world. The Elgar Encyclopedia of Corporate Governance is an essential reference source for academics, researchers and students of business and management, economics and finance and environmental studies. Professionals and policymakers working in the sectors of corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, management and sustainability and strategic management will also find this to be an indispensable reference work. Key Features: - 163 distinct entries structured by theme - Combines empirical findings with real-world examples - Adopts a comparative global analysis from leading academics - Accessible explanations of fundamental concepts and principles"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents Introduction to the elgar encyclopedia of corporate governance / Thomas Clarke, Wafa Khlif, Coral Ingley

Part 1. Philosophical perspectives on corporate governance

1. Adam smith: Moral sentiments / Thomas Clarke

2. Karl marx: The labour theory of value and exploitation / Thomas Clarke

3. John stuart mill: Utilitarianism and the economic conditions of happiness / Thomas Clarke

4. Do private vices bring public benefit? Mandeville and the foundations of modern capitalism / Wafa Khlif

5. Capitalism and deleuze / Finn Janning

6. Resisting the financialization of corporate governance with deleuze and guattari / Charles Barthold

7. Enriqué dussel's philosophy of liberation: Moving beyond colonial eurocentrism / Wafa Khlif

Part 2. Origins and history of corporate governance

8. Corporate governance / Yuri Biondi

9. The genesis of the corporation: The 17th- and 18th-century east India companies / Thomas Clarke

10. Berle and means and the modern corporation as a new public institution (1850s-1930s) / Olivier Weinstein

11. The evolution of corporate governance / Bob Tricker

12. Managerial capitalism (1940s-1970s) / Olivier Weinstein

13. The countervailing power of the new deal, and the rise of the financialised corporation and neo-liberalism / John Cioffi

14. The new contractual economic theory of the firm (1970s-2010s) / Olivier Weinstein

15. The displacement of managerial capitalism by financial capitalism (2010s-2020s) / Olivier Weinstein

Part 3. Challenging neo-liberalism

16. Neoliberal resilience / Abby Innes

17. The financialisation of corporate governance / Thomas Clarke

18. Challenging neoliberalism in the face of global complexity / Wafa Khlif, Thomas Clarke, Lotfi Karoui, Konan A. Seny Kan, Coral Ingley

Part 4. Critical theories and methodologies

19. Shareholder primacy and long-term corporate investment / Lynn Stout

20. The myths of shareholder primacy / Thomas Clarke

21. Social approaches to corporate governance / Thomas Donaldson

22. Team production theory of corporate law / Margaret M. Blair

23. Extended team production theory / Morten Huse

24. Stakeholder theory / Thomas Clarke

25. A critique of stakeholder theory / Charles Blattberg, Dylan Scudder

26. Behavioural theory of boards and governance / Morten Huse

27. Multi-level corporate governance / Konan A. Seny Kan

28. Resource dependence theory: A political understanding of corporate governance / Werner Nienhüser

29. Sustainability and corporate governance / Jeroen Veldman

30. Methodological perspectives in corporate governance / Konan A. Seny Kan, Wafa Khlif, Coral Ingley, Lotfi Karoui

31. Integrating theoretical perspectives on corporate governance / Lotfi Karoui, Coral Ingley, Wafa Khlif

Part 5. Governance regimes

32. Anglo-american corporate governance / Thomas Clarke

33. European corporate governance: Relationship-based approaches / Thomas Clarke

34. Asia-pacific corporate governance: Family-controlled business networks / Thomas Clarke

35. Corporate governance in Italy / Alessandro Zattoni

36. Corporate governance in central and eastern Europe between 1945 and 1990 / Rainhart Lang, Miklos Dobak, Thomas Steger

37. Corporate governance in central and eastern Europe after 1990 / Thomas Steger, Rainhart Lang, Miklos Dobak

38. Neopatrimonial (corporate) governance / Danson Kimani, Teerooven Soobaroyen

39. Director independence in developed and developing economies / Coral Ingley

40. Structural information asymmetry, local institutions and corporate governance in Africa / Charles C. Okeahalam

41. Corporate governance and boards in Africa: The ubuntu model? / Emmanuel Adegbite, Folajimi Ashiru

Part 6. Finance and corporate governance

42. Ownership and corporate governance / Ludo Van der Heyden

43. Corporate governance and finance: Investment funds / Coral Ingley

44. The global growth of equity markets / Thomas Clarke

45. Investor voting and shareholder rights / Coral Ingley

46. Insider trading / Marc Goergen

47. Pyramidal groups / Alessandro Zattoni

48. Corporate governance and finance aspects: Dividend policy, bond yields, and risk-taking / Coral Ingley

49. Dividend policy / Marc Goergen

50. The international premium for corporate governance / Thomas Clarke

51. Investors as stewards: A sustainable symbiosis? / Hans van Ees, Niels Hermes

52. Purpose and paradigm shifts in banking governance / Nihel Chabrak, María Luisa Pajuelo

Part 7. Accounting and corporate reporting

53. Creative accounting, fraud, and international accounting scandals / Michael J. Jones

54. Accounting for inequality / Prem Sikka

55. The oecd/g20 agreement on minimum corporate taxation: Scope for fairness or financialisation? / Yuri Biondi

56. Waves of international frameworks for sustainability reporting / David Monciardini, Jukka Tapio Mähönen, Georgina Tsagas

57. Integrity in disclosure and accountability / Nihel Chabrak, María Luisa Pajuelo

58. Esg: Overview and critique / Coral Ingley

59. Esg: Reporting and greenwashing / Coral Ingley

60. Transparency in corporate governance and ethical conduct / Coral Ingley

61. Voluntary environmental disclosure in an authoritarian political context / Coral Ingley, Wafa Khlif

Part 8. Law and regulation

62. The dimensions of corporate personality / Lynn Stout

63. Corporate moral personhood / Matthew Lampert

64. Enterprise / Blanche Segrestin, Kevin Levillain

65. Fiduciary duty / Thomas Clarke

66. Corporate governance deviance / Ruth V. Aguilera, Siri Terjesen

67. Contractual corporate governance / Marc Goergen

68. Codes of good governance / Alessandro Zattoni

69. Stewardship codes and investor stewardship / Alice Klettner

70. Questioning ceo-chair separation: A critical review and integrative model / Wafa Khlif, Sami El Omari, Konan A. Seny Kan

71. (convergence of) legal corporate perspectives / Véronique Magnier

72. The globalisation of regulation / Thomas Clarke

73. Revisiting regulatory frameworks / Coral Ingley, Lotfi Karoui, Wafa Khlif

74. A new global regulatory architecture for corporate governance? / Thomas Clarke

Part 9. Strategy and corporate governance

75. Corporate governance life cycle / Igor Filatotchev, Steven Toms

76. Corporate governance and m&as / Xavier Castañer

77. Strategic leadership by the board / Ljiljana Erakovic

78. Boards and strategy / Alessandro Zattoni

79. Value and value creation in corporate governance / Daniel Yar Hamidi

80. Ambidexterity / Morten Huse

81. Corporate governance, boards, and innovation: Reviews of literature / Coral Ingley

82. Organizational legitimacy / Martijn Boersma

83. Board strategic balance: A practical theory of sport governance / Lesley Ferkins, David Shilbury

Part 10. Forms of governance

84. Meta-organizations: Evolving forms of governance / Héloïse Berkowitz

85. Entrepreneurial threshold firms / Jonas Gabrielsson

86. Corporate governance: The case of the mondragon cooperative group / Hervé Grellier-Bidalun, Jean Francois Chanlat

87. Corporate governance in ipos / Alessandro Zattoni

88. Value and value creation perspectives from research and practice in smes / Coral Ingley

89. Complexity and power dynamics in governing family firms / Coral Ingley, Wafa Khlif

90. Family firms and board composition - complexity, ownership, and succession / Wafa Khlif, Coral Ingley

91. Corporate governance within and by the media / Nathalie Fenton

92. Whistleblowing / Eva Tsahuridu

Part 11. Board processes and performance

93. The board of statutory auditors / Lino Cinquini, Andrea Melis

94. Board roles / Pieter-Jan Bezemer

95. Theorising director task performance / Stuart Farquhar

96. Board role performance: Opening the black box of board activation process / Lotfi Karoui

97. Board processes / Alessandro Zattoni

98. Board remuneration / Coral Ingley

99. Evolving perspectives on board governance and innovation / Coral Ingley

100. Board capital / Morten Huse

Part 12. Leadership in the boardroom

101. Board team leadership / Ljiljana Erakovic

102. Board dynamics / Philip Stiles

103. The chair's leadership of the board / Ljiljana Erakovic

104. The continual rapid inflation in ceo pay in the United States / Thomas Clarke

105.

Functional stupidity in the boardroom? / Martin Blom, Mats Alvesson

Part 13. Board directors

106. Business elites / Sibel Yamak

107. Board reforms / Marta A. Geletkanycz

108. Director independence / Coral Ingley

109. Directors' fiduciary duty and perspectives on sustainability / Coral Ingley

110. Digital skills of non-executive directors / Michele Phillips

Part 14. Diversity and board

111. Diversity, equity and inclusion / Thomas Clarke

112. Diversity on boards / Patricia Gabaldon

113. Women on boards: Targets and quotas / Ruth.

Sealy, Susan Vinnicombe

114. Women on boards - shifting board behaviours / Ruth Sealy

115. Golden skirts / Morten Huse

116. Polish women on boards / Agnieszka Slomka Golebiowska

Part 15. GLOBALISATION AND INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNANCE

117. The meaning of globalization / Thomas Clarke

118. The deregulation of finance and the globalization of capital markets / Thomas Clarke

119. Globalization and deglobalization of corporate governance / Thomas Clarke

120. Globalization from below / Wafa Khlif

Part 16. CRISES IN GOVERNANCE

121. Crisis and reform in corporate governance / Thomas Clarke

122. The Wall Street crash 1929 / Thomas Clarke

123. The Asian financial crisis 1997 / Thomas Clarke

124. NASDAQ/Dot.com crash / Thomas Clarke

125. The global financial crisis 2007/2008 / Thomas Clarke

126. The universal and pervasive impact of financialization / Thomas Clarke

127. Why has the COVID-19 pandemic questioned corporate governance? / Yvon Pesqueux

128. Beyond economics: revisiting governance crises with Ibn Khaldun / Wafa Khlif, Lotfi Karoui

Part 17. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND SOCIETY

129. From government to governance / Antonino Palumbo

130. Purpose-driven corporation / Blanche Segrestin, Kevin Levillain

131. Conceiving the purpose of the company / Thomas Clarke

132. The social licence to operate / Thomas Clarke

133. "Good governance" in the face of cultural differences / Hèla Yousfi

134. Innovation, growth and productivity / Thomas Clarke

135. Trust, trustworthiness and corporate governance / Nikolas Kirby

136. Gender board quotas and sustainable development / Morten Huse

137. Human rights / Justine Nolan

138. Modern slavery / Martijn Boersma

Part 18. DIGITAL ERA GOVERNANCE

139. Digital transformation and governance / Thomas Clarke

140. Surveillance / Afshin Mehrpouya

141. Digital disruption and governance / Thomas Clarke

142. Smart governance / Yvon Pesqueux

143. Critique of digital disruption / Thomas Clarke

144. The governance of cyber security / Thomas Clarke

Part 19. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

145. Corporate social responsibility and environmental and social governance / Thomas Clarke

146. Doing the "right" thing: ethical behaviour and sustainable value creating business / Coral Ingley

147. The potential for interlocking directorships to influence sustainability practices / Coral Ingley

148. Corporate tax avoidance / Thomas Clarke

Part 20. CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

149. Corporate governance of sustainability / Wafa Khlif, Lotfi Karoui, Coral Ingley

150. The governance of sustainability / Bobby Banerjee

151. Governing for sustainability / Coral Ingley

152. The sustainability value curve / Thomas Clarke

153. Corporate governance and sustainable value creation / Beate Sjåfjell

154. Corporate climate champions / Jasper Finkeldey

155. Corporate greenwashing / Thomas Clarke

Part 21. REGENERATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD

156. The central role of environmental justice in corporate governance / Marcel Llavero-Pasquina, Joan Martínez-Alier

157. Natural capital / Coral Ingley

158. Extinction accounting / Jill Atkins

159. Accounting care / Jacques Richard

160. Accounting for biodiversity / Mike Jones

161. Systemic sustainability in governance / Wafa Khlif, Lotfi Karoui, Coral Ingley

162. Innovation for sustainability / Thomas Clarke

163. Regeneration of natural capital / Thomas Clarke.

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