"A constructive critique of the commercial corporation and ultimately an ambiguous agenda for change. Worthy of wide readership because it is also a carefully weighed historical reflection, and thus unlike the majority of books published in this genre. " - Oxford Today Vol. 25 No. 2
"A provocative book ... Mayer's critique of the modern corporation will resonate with millions who sense that something serious has gone amiss. " - Bloomberg News
"There is no shortage of reflections on the market failure in the West. [But this is] not just another fashionable tome on the topic. Rather, it is a solemn contemplation of the roots of corporations' defects. You can sense the seriousness of his thoughts in every line. " - China Daily
"A smart new book. " - The Atlantic
"An important book. It provides an impressive explanation of the state of things and a blueprint for converting the corporation into a 21st century organisation that could perhaps be trusted to promote the interests of economies and societies everywhere." - New Zealand Management
"Mayer makes his case clearly and passionately." - Financial Times Summer Books Guide
"An outspoken book ... This is not a theoretical debate but one of urgent importance for economies around the world. " - GRC-Daily (Governance, Risk Management and Compliance)
"The combination of theory and its commercial application comes through in this thoughtful study of the corporation. The analysis is quality. " - Neil Hedges, Management Today
"Blunt ... thoughtful ... thought-provoking" - Eric Krell, Business Finance Magazine
"Lays out a plan for a radical rethink of the purpose of the corporation. " - CSRwire.com
"Lucid analysis " - John Lloyd, Financial Times
"Corporate governance is manifestly in crisis: in this lucid and truly important book Colin Mayer explains why. Not only should you read this book, so should governments. " - Paul Collier, author of 'The Bottom Billion'
"An impassioned and important plea for a reorientation of values in the modern corporation, offered by one of the world's leading scholars of corporate finance, ownership, and control. " - Henry Hansmann, Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor of Law, Yale Law School
"Companies and wealth generation, as Professor Colin Mayer argues in his important book, are about co-creation, sharing risk and long-term trust relationships. " - Will Hutton, The Observer
"One lesson of the financial crisis is that the corporation which is a purely financial entity is a financial failure. Colin Mayer makes an important contribution to the rethinking of the nature of modern capitalism. " - John Kay, Chairman, Kay Review of Equity Markets and Long Term Decision Making
"Modern theory on incentives, ownership and control of large publicly-traded corporations is broken. In Firm Commitment, Colin Mayer makes a huge and thoughtful contribution to fixing the broken theory. I heartily endorse his prescriptions - values, trustees and time-based shares - which are at the same time practical and break-through. Anyone interested in the future of democratic capitalism should read this book. " - Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto
"Original and provocative, Colin Mayer's ideas on reforming the corporation deserve very serious attention. " -John Roberts, Stanford Graduate School of Business and author of 'The Modern Firm'
