Research Handbook on Shareholder Power

by Randall S. Thomas
Research Handbook on Shareholder Power
Author: Randall S. Thomas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Capitalists and financiers
ISBN: 9781782546849
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Much of the history of corporate law has concerned itself not with shareholder power, but rather with its absence. Yet, as this Handbook shows, there have been major shifts in capital market structure that require a reassessment of the role and power of shareholders. This book provides a contemporary analysis of shareholder power and considers the regulatory consequences of changing ownership patterns around the world. Leading international scholars in corporate law, governance and financial economics address these central issues from a range of different perspectives including historical, contemporary, legal, economic, political and comparative.

Research Handbook on Shareholder Power

by Jennifer G. Hill
Research Handbook on Shareholder Power
Author: Jennifer G. Hill
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 638
Release: 2015-07-31
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1782546855
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Much of the history of corporate law has concerned itself not with shareholder power, but rather with its absence. Recent shifts in capital market structure require a reassessment of the role and power of shareholders. These original, specially commiss

Research Handbook on Corporate Purpose and Personhood

by Pollman, Elizabeth
Research Handbook on Corporate Purpose and Personhood
Author: Pollman, Elizabeth
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2021-09-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1789902916
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This insightful Research Handbook contributes to the theoretical and practical understanding of corporate purpose and personhood, which has become the central debate of corporate law. It provides cutting-edge thoughts on the role of corporations in society and the nature of their rights and responsibilities.

Research Handbook on Executive Pay

by John S. Beasley
Research Handbook on Executive Pay
Author: John S. Beasley
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 553
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1781005109
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Research on executive compensation has exploded in recent years, and this volume of specially commissioned essays brings the reader up-to-date on all of the latest developments in the field. Leading corporate governance scholars from a range of countries set out their views on four main areas of executive compensation: the history and theory of executive compensation, the structure of executive pay, corporate governance and executive compensation, and international perspectives on executive pay. The authors analyze the two dominant theoretical approaches – managerial power theory and optimal contracting theory – and examine their impact on executive pay levels and the practices of concentrated and dispersed share ownership in corporations. The effectiveness of government regulation of executive pay and international executive pay practices in Australia, the US, Europe, China, India and Japan are also discussed. A timely study of a controversial topic, the Handbook will be an essential resource for students, scholars and practitioners of law, finance, business and accounting.

Research Handbook on Shareholder Inspection Rights

by Randall S. Thomas
Research Handbook on Shareholder Inspection Rights
Author: Randall S. Thomas
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2023-05-09
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1800377746
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Shareholder inspection rights form an important tool for shareholder protection. They offer shareholders seeking information private access to specific books and records of the company that are otherwise not publicly available. While there has been a discourse on the topic in some jurisdictions such as Delaware (USA), it has not received scholarly treatment at an international level. This Research Handbook seeks to alter that, and signifies the first endeavor to engage in a comprehensive and comparative analysis of shareholder inspection.

Research Handbook on the History of Corporate and Company Law

by Harwell Wells
Research Handbook on the History of Corporate and Company Law
Author: Harwell Wells
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 653
Release: 2018-02-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1784717665
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Understanding the corporation means understanding its legal framework, but until recently the origins and evolution of corporate law have received relatively little attention. The topical chapters featured in this Research Handbook, contributed by leading scholars from around the world, examine the historical development of corporation and business organization law in the Americas, Europe, and Asia from the ancient world to modern times, providing an invaluable resource for both further historical research and scholars seeking the origins of present-day issues.

The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance

by Jeffrey Neil Gordon
The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance
Author: Jeffrey Neil Gordon
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 1217
Release: 2018
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0198743688
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Corporate law and governance are at the forefront of regulatory activities worldwide, and subject to increasing public attention in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. Comprehensively referencing the key debates, the Handbook provides a much-needed framework for understanding the aims and methods of legal research in the field.

Research Handbook on Representative Shareholder Litigation

by Sean Griffith
Research Handbook on Representative Shareholder Litigation
Author: Sean Griffith
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2018
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1786435349
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Written by leading scholars and judges in the field, the Research Handbook on Representative Shareholder Litigation is a modern-day survey of the state of shareholder litigation. Its chapters cover securities class actions, merger litigation, derivative suits, and appraisal litigation, as well as other forms of shareholder litigation. Through in-depth analysis of these different forms of litigation, the book explores the agency costs inherent in representative litigation, the challenges of multijurisdictional litigation and disclosure-only settlements, and the rise of institutional investors. It explores how related issues are addressed across the globe, with examinations of shareholder litigation in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Israel, and China. This Research Handbook will be an invaluable resource on this important topic for scholars, practitioners, judges and legislators.

Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World

by Christopher M. Bruner
Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World
Author: Christopher M. Bruner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2013-03-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107354900
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The corporate governance systems of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States are often characterized as a single 'Anglo-American' system prioritizing shareholders' interests over those of other corporate stakeholders. Such generalizations, however, obscure substantial differences across the common-law world. Contrary to popular belief, shareholders in the United Kingdom and jurisdictions following its lead are far more powerful and central to the aims of the corporation than are shareholders in the United States. This book presents a new comparative theory to explain this divergence and explores the theory's ramifications for law and public policy. Bruner argues that regulatory structures affecting other stakeholders' interests - notably differing degrees of social welfare protection for employees - have decisively impacted the degree of political opposition to shareholder-centric policies across the common-law world. These dynamics remain powerful forces today, and understanding them will be vital as post-crisis reforms continue to take shape.