Corporate Governance

Law, Regulation and Theory: Second Edition

Marc Moore, Martin Petrin (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

314 Seiten

2025 | 2nd edition
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-0353-1574-1 (ISBN)

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This thoroughly updated second edition of an acclaimed textbook provides the definitive academic account of corporate governance as a subject of legal inquiry. Marc Moore and Martin Petrin analyse the legal and regulatory framework of corporate governance, with reference to the latest practical developments in this area. They also encourage readers to develop their own critical opinions on the topic by referencing leading strands of theoretical and inter-disciplinary literature.

Key Features:

Delineates the core laws and regulatory principles that determine the allocation of decision-making power in public companies
Investigates theory of the firm and corporate purpose as well as corporate accountability and sustainability considerations
Examines the interaction of corporate governance norms with their dynamic economic, historical, societal and theoretical contexts, including new content on AI
Includes a supplementary website for instructors with additional teaching resources, such as slides, discussion questions and in-class activities for students
Explores the key aspects of UK corporate governance law and regulation with comparative reference to corresponding features of the US and Canadian systems

Corporate Governance is an accessible textbook for students and scholars in company and insolvency law, corporate law, governance and regulation. It also includes key materials and further reading for those who are already seasoned scholars in the field, as well as for practitioners who require an overview of corporate governance law topics.

Marc Moore, Professor of International Business and Commercial Law, School of Law, University of Nottingham, UK and Martin Petrin, Professor and Jarislowsky Dimma Mooney Chair in Corporate Governance, Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada

Contents
Preface
PART I INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
1 What is corporate governance?
2 Theory of the firm and corporate purpose
3 The corporate governance regulatory architecture
PART II RELATIONAL ASPECTS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
SHAREHOLDERS, BOARDS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES
4 Board authority and shareholders’ rights of intervention
5 Institutional investors and shareholder engagement
6 Corporate governance and labour
PART III CORPORATE RISK MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT
7 The monitoring board, independent and diverse directors and AI
8 Internal control and risk management
PART IV MANAGERIAL INCENTIVES AND DISCIPLINES
9 Design and control of executive remuneration
10 Regulation of the market for corporate control

Erscheinungsdatum	11.11.2025
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	169 x 244 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Gesellschaftsrecht
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	1-0353-1574-2 / 1035315742
ISBN-13	978-1-0353-1574-1 / 9781035315741
Zustand	Neuware