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Understanding the Company: Corporate Governance and Theory

Understanding the Company: Corporate Governance and Theory

Author: Barnali Choudhury; Martin Petrin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107146075

Published In: July 2017
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781316509364

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What is the purpose of the company and its role in society? From their origin in medieval times to their modern incarnation as powerful transnational bodies, companies remain an important part of business and society at large. Drawing from a variety of perspectives, this book adopts a normative approach to understanding the modern company and provides insights into how companies should be conceptualized. It considers key topics such as the development of corporate theory, the rights and obligations of the company, and the means and ends of corporate governance.

Written by leading experts of different jurisdictions, this book provides important international viewpoints on some of the most pressing corporate governance questions.

1. Introduction Barnali Choudhury and Martin Petrin

Part I. Comparative and Historical Perspectives:

2. The four transformations of the corporate form Reuven S. Avi-Yonah

3. Comparative corporate governance: old and new Martin Gelter

4. The corporation's intrinsic attributes Christopher M. Bruner

Part II. The Company: Public or Private?:

5. Understanding the modern company through the lens of quasi-public power Marc T. Moore

6. Reflections on the nature of the public corporation in an era of shareholder activism and stewardship Dionysia Katelouzou

7. Regulating for corporate sustainability: why the public-private divide misses the point Beate Sjafjell

Part III. Rights or Duty Bearer?:

8. The constitutional rights of corporations in the United States Brandon L. Garrett

9. Understanding corporate criminal liability Ian B. Lee