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The Future of Capitalism : 'Un-Corporating' Corporate Governance
Fenwick, Mark - 2016
A corporate governance model built around hierarchical structures, in which authority and empowerment flows through the … have adopted this hierarchical corporate governance model seem to be less responsive to competitive global markets … sustainability, and looming automation. The reason for this is simple. An unintended side effect of the hierarchical model has been …
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Global Perspectives on Corporate Governance and CSR
Crowther, David; Aras, Guler - 2011
Good governance is good PR, it is important in every sphere of society, whether it be the corporate environment, the political, or wider society. When resources are too limited to meet the minimum expectations of the people, it is a good governance level that can help to promote the welfare of...
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Convergence in Shareholder Law
Siems, Mathias - 2007
This paper contains the tables of contents, legislation and cases, the introduction and the index of a book published by Cambridge University Press (2008). The cover text reads as follows: "On the one hand, it can be argued that the increasing economic and political interdependence of countries...
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Institutions, Investor Protection, and Corporate Choices in Developing Economies
Turk-Ariss, Rima - 2011
This paper examines the extent to which differences in legal tradition, judicial efficiency, and investor protection affect debt financing and risk taking across developing economies. We find that firms in common law countries have the highest preference for debt financing while corporations in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128516
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Evaluating the Board of Directors : International Practice
Fenwick, Mark - 2018
Board evaluation can provide a vital tool for directors to review and improve their performance. This will eventually lead to significant value creation opportunities for firms. But is increased regulation and regulatory guidance requiring board evaluation a realistic or sensible move? Is it...
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The Leximetric Research on Shareholder Protection
Siems, Mathias - 2015
The leximetric research on shareholder protection can contribute to core questions of comparative company law. For example, such research may be able to show whether or not there is a trend to increase shareholder power across countries. It can also provide us with tools to confirm or challenge...
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Chapter 6. Law and Finance After a Decade of Research
La Porta, Rafael; Lopez-de-Silanes, Florencio; … - 2013
In the last dozen years, economists have produced a considerable body of research suggesting that the historical origin of a country’s laws is highly correlated with a broad range of its legal rules and regulations, as well as with economic outcomes. Much of this research has dealt with rules...
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Is Economic Nationalism in Corporate Governance Always a Threat?
Gelter, Martin - 2022
During the past decades, corporate law and corporate governance debates have generally been skeptical of elements of economic ‘Nationalism’ or ‘protectionism.’ Arguably, globalization and convergence in corporate governance have resulted in a reduction of protectionist policies. However,...
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Internalities and the Foundations of Corporate Governance
O'Kelly, Ciarán - 2012
This paper considers the potential contained in an 'internalities' approach to corporate governance. Rather than viewing the company as a 'black box' that can only be regulated through state action, we argue that corporate governance holds in tension the relationship between investors, managers...
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Board Nationality Diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility
Harjoto, Maretno A. - 2018
The study examines the relation between the nationality and educational background diversity of directors serving on corporate boards and the firms' corporate social responsibility (CSR). We measures nationality diversity by directors' national citizenship and educational background diversity by...
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