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Legal Approaches and Corporate Social Responsibility
Towards a Llewellyn’s Law-Jobs Approach
Av Adaeze Okoye
Häftad, 2018
692 kr
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From the late 20th Century, a catalogue of high profile disasters and controversies has drawn attention to the changing relationship between corporations and society. This is taking place against the context of globalisation and this change has become the driving force for demands that corporations …
Corporate Law, Codes of Conduct and Workers’ Rights
Inbunden, 2019
2532 kr
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This book critically explores how increased regulation and governance of corporations can be used to help improve the rights of workers amidst an era of union decline. The book posits that soft law techniques such as codes of conduct are more effective in protecting workers than "hard law" i.e. …
Shareholder Primacy and Global Business
Re-clothing the EU Corporate Law
Av Lela Mélon
Inbunden, 2019
2317 kr
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In the context of growing public interest in sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has not brought about the expected improvement in terms of sustainable business. Self-regulation has been unable to provide appropriate answers for unsustainable business frameworks, despite empirical …
Disqualification of Company Directors
A Comparative Analysis of the Law in the UK, Australia, South Africa, the US and Germany
Av Jean Jacques du Plessis, Jeanne Nel de Koker
Häftad, 2019
692 kr
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This book provides a clear overview of the legal rules relating to directors’ disqualification in Australia, Germany, South Africa, the UK and the US, and to highlight the differences in the disqualification regimes of these jurisdictions. The book seeks to determine whether disqualification on …
Insolvency Law and Multinational Groups
Theories, Solutions and Recommendations for Business Failure
Inbunden, 2019
2317 kr
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The insolvency of multinational corporate groups creates a compelling challenge to the commercial world. As many medium and large-sized companies are multinational companies with operations in different countries, it is important to provide appropriate solutions for the insolvency of these key …
Shareholder Protection Reconsidered
Derivative Action in the UK, Germany and Greece
Inbunden, 2019
2317 kr
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This book examines the role and potential of derivative actions in shareholder protection in public limited companies. Derivative actions have been a focal point of legislators’ agendas on shareholder protection, in the past few decades, throughout Europe and beyond. Nevertheless, there remain …
Employee Rights in Corporate Insolvency
A UK and US Perspective
Inbunden, 2019
2317 kr
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This book analyses corporate rescue laws, processes and policies prescribed incorporate insolvency or bankruptcy laws, and employment laws of the UK andthe US, with a particular focus on how extant employee rights are treated whena debtor employer initiates corporate insolvency proceedings.The …
Shareholder Activism and the Law
The Future of US Corporate Governance
Av Ekrem Solak
Inbunden, 2020
2317 kr
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This book provides a complete framework for contemporary shareholder activism and its implications for US corporate governance, which is based on director primacy theory. Under director primacy theory, shareholders do not wish to be involved in the management of the company; in the rare event that …
Law and Governance of Decentralised Business Models
Between Hierarchies and Markets
Av Roger M Barker, Iris H-Y Chiu
Inbunden, 2020
1968 kr
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This book draws together themes in business model developments in relation to decentralised business models (DBMs), sometimes referred to as the ‘sharing’ economy, to systematically analyse the challenges to corporate and organisational law and governance.DBMs include business networks, the global …
Adjudicating Global Business in and with India
International Commercial and Investment Disputes Settlement
Av Leïla Choukroune, Rahul Donde
Inbunden, 2021
2317 kr
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This edited collection on international commercial and investment disputes in, and with, India examines past and present landmark legislative and regulatory reforms initiated by the Indian government, including the 2015 new Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) model, the 2015 amendments to the 1996 …
Enlightened Shareholder Value Principle and Corporate Social Responsibility
A theoretical and qualitative analysis
Av Taskin Iqbal
Inbunden, 2021
2317 kr
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The Enlightened Shareholder Value principle and Corporate Social Responsibility are areas of increasing academic and research interest. However, discussions on the ESV principle in relation to CSR are very limited. This book provides a critical analysis of the impact of the concept of ESV, embedded …
Boardroom Behaviour and the Law
Corporate Governance and Risk Mitigation
Av Samet Caliskan, Pereowei Subai
Inbunden, 2025
2317 kr
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This book examines how various areas of law collectively influence the relationship between a company and its directors, particularly in safeguarding the long-term interests of stakeholders.Directors' inappropriate actions can expose a company to significant corporate risks, particularly in …
Shareholder Activism and the Law
The Future of US Corporate Governance
Av Ekrem Solak
Häftad, 2021
665 kr
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This book provides a complete framework for contemporary shareholder activism and its implications for US corporate governance, which is based on director primacy theory. Under director primacy theory, shareholders do not wish to be involved in the management of the company; in the rare event that …
Regulation and the Credit Rating Agencies
Restraining Ancillary Services
Av Daniel Cash
Häftad, 2020
638 kr
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This book examines the transgressions of the credit rating agencies before, during and after the recent financial crisis. It proposes that by restricting the agencies’ ability to offer ancillary services there stands the opportunity to limit, in an achievable and practical manner, the potentially …
Regulation and Inequality at Work
Isolation and Inequality Beyond the Regulation of Labour
Häftad, 2020
638 kr
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This book examines how the law has limitations to the extent that it can combat repression, isolation, and inequality. The main point the book explores is that isolation and inequality cannot be solved by driving up wages and having better working conditions. The true divide between management and …
Indonesian Company Law
Häftad, 2020
638 kr
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In modern countries, a company is commonly categorized as either public or privately-held, depending on whether securities are publicly traded on the open market, into a government-owned company or private company depending on government ownership, or a financial company or non-financial company …
Law and Governance of Decentralised Business Models
Between Hierarchies and Markets
Av Roger M Barker, Iris H-Y Chiu
Häftad, 2023
598 kr
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This book draws together themes in business model developments in relation to decentralised business models (DBMs), sometimes referred to as the ‘sharing’ economy, to systematically analyse the challenges to corporate and organisational law and governance.DBMs include business networks, the global …
Implementing Business and Human Rights Norms in Africa: Law and Policy Interventions
Av Oyeniyi Abe
Inbunden, 2022
2317 kr
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This book examines the contemporary and contentious question of the critical connections between business and human rights, and the implementation of socially responsible norms in developing countries, with particular reference to Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Business enterprises and …
Beyond Shareholder Wealth Maximisation
Towards a More Suitable Corporate Objective for Chinese Companies
Av Min Yan
Häftad, 2019
665 kr
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The corporate objective, namely, in whose interests a company should be run, is the most important theoretical and practical issue confronting us today, as this core objective animates or should animate every decision a company makes. Despite decades of debate, however, there is no consensus …
Corporate Law and Financial Instability
Häftad, 2019
665 kr
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Virtually all large banks and other financial institutions in the UK and internationally are public limited liability companies whose shares are listed on one or several stock exchanges. As such, their corporate governance and, in particular, the incentives faced by their directors and senior …
Rethinking Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions
Inbunden, 2015
1676 kr
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There are many deep-seated reasons for the current financial turmoil but a key factor has undoubtedly been the serious failings within the corporate governance practices of financial institutions. There have been shortcomings in the risk management and incentive structures; the boards’ supervision …
Shareholder Primacy and Corporate Governance
Legal Aspects, Practices and Future Directions
Av Shuangge Wen
Inbunden, 2013
2303 kr
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Rising defaults in the financial market in 2007, the current widespread economic recession and debt crisis have added impetus to existing doubts about companies’ governance, and cast new light on future trends in shareholder-oriented corporate practice. Taking account of these developments in the …
Progressive Corporate Governance for the 21st Century
Inbunden, 2012
2303 kr
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Progressive Corporate Governance for the 21st Century is a wide ranging and ambitious study of why corporate governance is the shape that it is, and how it can be better. The book sets out the emergence of shareholder primacy orientated corporate governance using a study of historical developments …
Rethinking Corporate Governance
The Law and Economics of Control Powers
Inbunden, 2012
2517 kr
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The standard approach to the legal foundations of corporate governance is based on the view that corporate law promotes separation of ownership and control by protecting non-controlling shareholders from expropriation. This book takes a broader perspective by showing that investor protection is a …
Political Determinants of Corporate Governance in China
Av Chenxia Shi
Inbunden, 2012
2303 kr
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This book investigates the key factors shaping corporate governance in China and presents a sophisticated study of corporate governance in China from a comparative and historical perspective. Drawing on extensive corporate governance literature, this book articulates why path dependence theory is …
Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Rights and the Law
Multinational Corporations in Developing Countries
Av Olufemi Amao
Inbunden, 2011
2303 kr
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The control of multinational corporations is an area of law that has attracted immense attention both at national and international level. In recognition of the importance of the subject matter, the United Nations Secretary General has appointed a special representative to work in this area. The …
Understanding Institutional Shareholder Activism
A Comparative Study of the UK and China
Av Bo Gong
Inbunden, 2013
2303 kr
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Institutional shareholder participation has long been considered as vital to good corporate governance yet its potential does not seem to have been realized. The recent banking crisis exposed the passivity of some institutional shareholders, many of whom appear to have chosen to sell their stakes …
Directors’ Decisions and the Law
Promoting Success
Inbunden, 2014
2303 kr
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Directors are key decision-makers in any organisation, whether it is in the public sector, a family business or a transnational company. The UK Companies Act 2006 codified directors’ duties for the first time and describes the director as the ‘most likely to promote the success of the company for …
Enlightened Shareholder Value Principle and Corporate Governance
Av Andrew Keay
Inbunden, 2012
2303 kr
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The enlightened shareholder value principle (ESV) was formulated during the comprehensive review of UK company law by the Company Law Steering Group in the late 1990s and early 2000’s and requires directors of companies to act in the collective best interests of shareholders. The principle was …
Board Accountability in Corporate Governance
Av Andrew Keay
Inbunden, 2015
2303 kr
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Within corporate governance the accountability of the board of directors is identified as a major issue by governments, international bodies, professional associations and academic literature. Boards are given significant power in companies, and as a consequence it is argued that they should be …
