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Corporate Opportunities in the US and in the UK : How Differences in Enforcement Explain Differences in Substantive Fiduciary Duties
Gelter, Martin - 2020
Fiduciary duties are often today held out as typical instruments of shareholder protection in the common law of both … law conducive to good capital market development. However, fiduciary duties in these two jurisdictions often operate in … only in the US fiduciary duties are typically enforced by the courts, whereas in the UK, corporate law enforcement is …
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Are Independent Directors Effective Corporate Monitors? – An Analysis of the Empirical Evidence in the USA and Canada
Lai, Brian - 2016
This thesis explores whether independent directors in the USA and Canada are effective in holding management accountable by: (1) analyzing how the policy of relying on independent directors developed and operates; (2) introducing the main theoretical critiques of independent directors'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012991902
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The Structure of the Board of Directors : Boards and Governance Strategies in the US, the UK and Germany
Hopt, Klaus J.; Leyens, Patrick C. - 2021
problems between owners and managers, controlling and non-controlling shareholders, and shareholder and stakeholder … corporate control is known as a removal strategy that alleviates the agency problem between owners and managers of potential …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013239424
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Opting Out of Fiduciary Duties and Liabilities in U.S. and U.K. Business Entities
Bruner, Christopher M. - 2017
This chapter explores the extent of contractual freedom to opt out of fiduciary duties and liabilities in U.S. and U … (particularly in Delaware). One cannot comprehensively declare that U.S. law universally deviates further from the "fiduciary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012948806
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Corporate philanthropic practices
Brown, William O. (contributor); Helland, Eric (contributor) - 2006
industry regulation on giving and controls for state philanthropy laws and fiduciary responsibility laws. -- Corporate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003287142
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Diversity on corporate boards : how much difference does difference make?
Rhode, Deborah L.; Packel, Amanda K. - 2010
In recent years, increasing attention has focused on the influence of gender and racial diversity on boards of directors. Sixteen countries now require quotas to increase women's representation on boards, and many more have voluntary quotas in corporate governance codes. In the United States,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009506954
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Accountability of independent directors : evidence from firms subject to securities litigation
Brochet, François; Srinivasan, Suraj - 2013
-election to express displeasure over the directors' ineffectiveness at monitoring managers. In a sample of securities class …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009772336
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Former Members of the U.S. Congress and Fraud Enforcement : Does it Help to Have Politically Connected Friends on the Board?
Maskara, Pankaj K. - 2019
We investigate the relationship between the presence of former member of the U.S. Congress on corporate boards and fraud enforcement. We find that corporate fraud in companies with such members on the board stays undetected longer. When caught, such companies pay lower penalties. The appointment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012890383
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Worker Representation on U.S. Corporate Boards
Palladino, Lenore - 2019
This article argues that workers should have representation on corporate boards of directors and explores the policy choices available in the U.S. context achieve the goal of worker representation. Effectively implementing such a reform requires consideration of key issues, including: how many...
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The chairman and the chief executive
Cadbury, Adrian - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003612335