The concept in this title, presented as a narrative, contends that the corporation is created by law to function like a psychopathic personality whose destructive behaviour, if unchecked, leads to scandal and ruin.

Most listed firms are freestanding in the U.S, while listed firms in other countries often belong to business groups: lasting structures in which listed firms control other listed firms. Hand-collected historical data illuminate how the present ownership structure of the United States arose: (1)...

Corporate groups are a well-known phenomenon of corporate law that has been subject to extensive academic scrutiny, last but not least in this journal. The corporate personality is strangely at odds with both the everyday-life and the economic perception of big national and international...