Stakeholder Engagement in European Companies: Company Law Perspectives

Name: Stakeholder Engagement in European Companies: Company Law Perspectives
Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing
SKU: 9781035356812
Price: 1639.30 HKD
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Author: Hanne S. Birkmose; Karsten Engsig Sørensen
ISBN: 9781035356812

Edited by Hanne S. Birkmose · Karsten Engsig Sørensen

Edward Elgar Publishing January 2026

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781035356812
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication: January 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This book evaluates the imperative for companies to broaden their stakeholder engagement. Contributors compare and analyse various stakeholder engagement models within European company law, whether national company law or EU law, examining their efficacy, benefits, and limitations.

Leading experts investigate the role of different stakeholders within company organisations, namely employees, business partners, customers and clients, and those within the local community. They explore the difference in regulatory frameworks that govern the engagement of these groups, evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of each. Chapters cover key topics, including worker influence and representation, worker share schemes, the consultation of stakeholders on sustainability measures, debtholder influence, and stakeholders in the data economy. Looking ahead, this book evaluates the prospects for future reforms to corporate law in relation to stakeholders.

Stakeholder Engagement in European Companies is a valuable resource for scholars, practitioners, and students interested in understanding how corporate governance is affected by stakeholder engagement. This book will greatly benefit those in the fields of corporate law, company and insolvency law, and European law.

1.
Introduction to Stakeholder Engagement in European Companies 1: Hanne S. Birkmose and Karsten Engsig Sørensen; PART I WORK REPRESENTATION; 2.
Worker representation in supervisory boards 13: Achim Seifert; 3.
Worker influence when participating in supervision and management of a company 35: Troels Michael Lilja; 4.
Workers’ rights to interfere with the appointment of company directors 62: Mijke Houwerzijl; 5.
Corporate assembly in Norwegian companies 83: Tore Bråthen; 6.
Employee participation in UK corporate governance 102: Andreas Kokkinis and Konstantinos Sergakis; 7.
The underutilization of employee participation: examining the barriers 125: Mette Neville; PART II OTHER FORMS OF WORKER INVOLVEMENT; 8.
Works councils as stakeholders: the European Works Council and the Dutch Works Council 154: Joti Roest; 9.
Employee involvement through information and consultation during cross-border conversions, mergers, and divisions 177: Thomas Papadopoulos; 10.
Employee share schemes 200: Veikko Vahtera; PART III INVOLVEMENT OF OTHER STAKEHOLDERS; 11.
Corporate sustainability due diligence and the involvement of stakeholders 214: Karsten Engsig Sørensen; 12.
Whistleblowing – stakeholder impact on corporate governance and compliance 238: Klaus Ulrich Schmolke; 13.
Strategic litigation against companies by NGOs representing stakeholder interests 261: Hans De Wulf; 14.
NGOs and other stakeholder groups’ influence as participants in AGMs 282: Christoph van der Elst; 15.
Debtholder influence in corporate governance 309: Suren Gomtsian; 16.
Data creditors: the rise of new stakeholders in the data economy and their role in corporate governance 333: Florian Möslein