Portuguese Abstract: Esta apresentação em PPT descreve todas as etapas necessárias para realizar pesquisas em ciências sociais sobre governança corporativa. Trata-se de um documento potencialmente útil para estudantes e pesquisadores interessados em desenvolver trabalhos acadêmicos sobre...

I analyze the current prevalence of the concept of shareholder value maximization in Brazil from the normative, case law, and managerial perspectives. On the normative aspect, I show that Brazilian corporate law is much closer to a balanced and socially oriented perspective for the role of...

This paper surveys the literature criticizing the view that managers should run companies aiming to create shareholder value by maximizing stock prices. Based on a multidisciplinary approach, I include empirical and theoretical papers from fields such as corporate law, management, finance,...

This is a PPT presentation that discusses what is coming next on corporate governance (CG) and in which ways the successful business of the 21st century will differ from its successful 20th century counterpart. The presentation is divided into five key messages: 1) This is a moment of lower...

A preliminary court injunction based on alleged personal security risks to managers and directors gave Brazilian public companies the option of non-compliance with the most sensitive part of newly mandated compensation disclosure rules. We find, however, no association between state-level crime...

This paper analyzes the evolution and the determinants of firm-level corporate governance practices in Brazil from 1998 to 2004 using a broad corporate governance index. A key contribution is to examine the voluntary adoption of corporate governance guidelines under an almost quot;no listing...

I provide a critique of mainstream corporate governance literature based on agency theory as a conceptual solution in order to ensure de facto well governed companies worldwide. This critique is based on an analysis of common causes associated with high profile corporate scandals from the 21st...

The year 2011 has marked a decade since the Enron collapse, considered the most emblematic corporate scandal worldwide. Despite its importance, few studies provide an integrated analysis of the underlying failures that allowed Enron's debacle, going beyond the traditional view that reduces the...

This paper provides a qualitative and in-depth discussion of corporate governance in Brazil. It is divided into five sections: i) historical perspective and corporate governance landmarks; ii) main recommendations of the two Brazilian codes of best practices; iii) Bovespa's Novo Mercado; iv)...

The main agency conflict in concentrated ownership environments occurs between controlling and minority shareholders. We investigate the impact on share prices when news released on the specialized media indicates that the interests of these groups diverge. Specifically, we analyze 24...