Corporate governance issues are often highly politicized and controversial, and the politics of governance has become an exciting field of research in economics and finance e.g. comparative corporate and political governance systems. We organize this workshop on the politics of corporate...

The conference therefore has three themes: - Corporate Governance and Business Performance - Historical Explanations - Global Markets and Global Regulation – Institutional Frameworks in History - Theoretical Challenges and New Perspectives in Business History

The DRUID Summer Conference 2006 intends to map theoretical, empirical and methodological advances, further contribute with novel insights and stimulate civilized controversies in industrial dynamics. The conference's parallel paper sessions will be organized around nine themes: A: Networks and...

Topics include: - The determinants of entrepreneurship - The financing of entrepreneurship/venture capital - Entrepreneurship and public policy - Entrepreneurs - risk profiles and preferences - Entrepreneurship, innovation, firm dynamics and growth - Entrepreneurial performance and...