Some replies to points raised by Tito Boeri, Susanna Camusso, Giancarlo Corsetti, and Giulio Napolitano in discussion of the book Controtempo: on the international scenario, dominated by macroeconomic global imbalances and by the need to manage the global financial risk with due circumspection;...

This paper examines management contracts as a paradigm for the application of relational contracts theory and especially of the theory of contractual and relational norms. This theory, deriving from Macauley's implications, but structured and analysed by I.R. MacNeil gives us a framework for the...

Dutch company law is undergoing tumultuous times. Much is changing in the legislation. For example, a major revision of private limited company law is imminent. The courts are constantly presented with more and more difficult issues. Precisely in such times, there is a need for guiding ideas....

This essay considers standard-form over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives contracts from an organizational perspective. OTC derivatives contracts are highly standardized and have a peculiar modular structure. Most are drafted by a single trade group, which is not party to the contracts. These...

Ranging from strict disclosure prohibitions to generous monetary incentives for informants, the legal approaches to conflicts between organizational loyalty and legal compliance reveal a deep ambivalence about the role of individual dissent in group settings. In fact, recent constitutional and...

The research question for this paper is to identify how some widely accepted governance practices are not necessarily consistent with the objectives of good governance. One reason is that there is little agreement as to what are the objectives of generic good governance, be it in the public,...

Open data are held to contribute to a wide variety of social and political goals, including strengthening transparency, public participation and democratic accountability, promoting economic growth and innovation, and enabling greater public sector efficiency and cost savings. However, releasing...