Sustainability in its various guises is perhaps the most pressing issue facing humankind. Companies have to play their part in transforming their business models to meet this imperative. The conventional approach to company law and corporate governance has been that companies should produce...

Externalities occur where an economic actor takes a decision which results in actions that affect other parties without their consent. In most cases, the creator of the externality will be a corporation because they are the most important actors in modern economies. There is a market failure as...

This chapter sets out to explore the interaction between the recent changes to the UK’s Corporate Governance Code 2018, which encourage companies to engage with their workforce in various ways, and the dramatic rise in institutional investors’ public commitments to environmental, social and...

Knowledge networks are now recognised as a crucial element underlying the economic success and competitiveness of geographic locations, in particular regions. The aim of this paper is to assess the types of knowledge networks utilised and formed by knowledge-based small- and medium-sized...

The objective of this paper is to analyse the characteristics and nature of the networks that firms utilize to access knowledge and facilitate innovation. The paper draws on the notion of network resources, distinguishing two types: social capital-consisting of the social relations and networks...

Universities and other higher education institutions (HEIs) have come to be regarded as key sources of knowledge utilisable in the pursuit of economic growth. Although there have been numerous studies assessing the economic and innovation impact of HEIs, there has been little systematic analysis...

This paper was written in response to the OECD 2014 Review of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, which sought to modernize the 2004 Principles. We provide a detailed textual analysis of the draft revised text of the Principles and propose concrete amendments with the aim of managing...

Universities and other higher education institutions (HEIs) have come to be regarded as key sources of knowledge utilisable in the pursuit of economic growth. Although there have been numerous studies assessing the economic and innovation impact of HEIs, there has been little systematic analysis...

This paper critically reviews the structure and function of regional knowledge networks and modes of engagement between universities and the business community. It is argued that while networks between universities and the business community are growing, it is often difficult to ascribe improved...

Despite increasing as a proportion of economic activity, the role of consumption in regional economic development does not feature highly in associated policies or debates. Instead, the focus is on the promotion of innovative activity and knowledge assets. Using NUTS 3 level data, this paper...