| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Research handbooks in comparative law series |
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Research handbooks in comparative law.
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| Contents |
Introduction to Comparative corporate governance / Afra Afsharipour and Martin Gelter -- Part I: Perennial debates in comparative corporate governance -- Methods of comparative corporate governance / Christopher M. Bruner -- Corporate law and economic development / Vikramaditya S. Khanna -- The law and economics of comparative corporate law / María Isabel Sáez Lacave and María Gutiérrez Urtiaga -- Corporate purpose and short-termism / Martin Petrin and Barnali Choudhury -- Comparative and transnational developments in corporate social responsibility / Cynthia A. Williams -- Part II: The board : its duties and its functions -- 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 -- Board composition : between independent directors, minority representatives and employee representatives / Jean Jacques du Plessis -- Diversity and the board of directors : a comparative perspective / Darren Rosenblum -- Board duties : the duty of loyalty and self-dealing / Marco Corradi and Geneviève Helleringer -- The duty of care and the business judgment rule : a case study in legal transplants and local narratives / Carsten Gerner-Beuerle -- Board duties : monitoring, risk management and compliance / Virginia Harper Ho -- Who decides executive pay? : a comparative perspective / Li-Wen Lin -- Accounting and convergence in corporate governance : doctrinal or economic path dependence? / Martin Gelter -- Part III: Shareholders -- Shareholder proposals shaking up shareholder say : a critical comparison of the United States and Europe / Sofie Cools -- Controlling shareholders and their duties / Gaia Balp and Marco Ventoruzzo -- Minority shareholders' rights, powers and duties : the market for corporate influence / Umakanth Varottil -- Institutional investors, activist funds and ownership structure / Assaf Hamdani and Sharon Hannes -- Diversified enterprises with controlling shareholders : a theoretical analysis of risk-sharing, control/voting leverage, and tunneling / Sang Yop Kang -- Part IV: Enforcement -- Public versus private enforcement in corporate governance / Pierre-Henri Conac -- Direct and derivative shareholder suits : towards a functional and practical taxonomy / Alan K. Koh and Samantha S. Tang -- Part V: Mergers and acquisitions -- Corporate governance in negotiated takeovers : the changing comparative landscape / Afra Afsharipour -- Managing management buyouts : a US-UK comparative analysis / Andrew F. Tuch |
| 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." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from title screen (Elgaronline, viewed on July 19, 2021) |
| Subject |
Corporate governance -- Law and legislation.
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Corporate governance.
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Corporate governance
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Corporate governance -- Law and legislation
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Cross-cultural studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Afsharipour, Afra, editor
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Gelter, Martin, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781788975339 |
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1788975332 |
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