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European corporate governance : readings and perspectives / edited by Thomas Clarke and Jean-Francois Chanlat.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2009.Description: xiv, 405 p. ; ill. ; 25 cm. ; pbkISBN:
  • 9780415405331
  • 0415405335
  • 9780415405348 (pbk.)
  • 0415405343 (pbk.)
  • 9780415405331:
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.42
Contents:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

[PART 1: Dimensions of governance] Introduction: A New World Disorder? The Recurring Crises in Anglo-American Corporate Governance and the Increasing Impact on European Economies and Institutions / Thomas Clarke and Jean-François Chanlat -- 'Governance' as a Bridge Between Disciplines: Cross-Disciplinary Inspiration Regarding Shifts in Governance and Problems of Governability, Accountability and Legitimacy / Kees van Kersbergen and Frans van Warden -- Corporate Governance, Values, Management and Standards: A European Perspective / Joseph Weiland.

[PART 2: Varieties of capitalism: latin, germanic and anglo-american systems] Corporate Governance in Italy / Andrea Melis -- Remaking Italian Capitalism? The Politics of Corporate Governance Reform / Richard Deeg -- A Transformation in the French Model of Shareholding and Management / François Morin -- How Far Does the United Kingdom Have a Market-Based System of Corporate Governance? A Review and Evaluation of Recent Developments in the United Kingdom / Andrew Pendleton.

[PART 3: Convergence or diversity of governance systems?] The Emerging European Corporate Governance Model: Anglo-Saxon, Continental or Still the Century of Diversity? / Lucian Cernat -- Changes in Corporate Governance of German Corporations: Convergence to the Anglo-American Model? / Christel Lane -- Convergence or Divergence? The Outlines of an Answer / Michel Aglietta and Antoine Rebérioux -- A Transatlantic Financial Market? / Karel Lannoo -- International Accounting Harmonisation: The Resistible Rise of the IASC/IASB / Bernard Colasse.

[PART 4: The reform and transformation of European corporate governance institutions] Does the European Company Prevent the 'Delaware Effect'? / Joseph A. McCahery and Erik P.M. Vermeulen -- UK Corporate Governance: To What End a New Regulatory State? / Alistair Howard -- Varieties of Institutional Investors and National Models of Capitalism: The Transformation of Corporate Governance in France and Germany / Michel Goyer -- Corporate Governance Reforms in Continental Europe / Luca Enriques and Paulo Volpin.

[PART 5: The impact of shareholder value] The Arrival of Shareholder Value in the European Auto Industry: A Case Study Comparison of Four Car Makers / Ulrich Jürgens, Yannick Lung, Giuseppe Volpato and Vincent Frigant -- The Theory of the Firm and Shareholder Value / Michel Aglietta and Antoine Rebérioux -- Negotiated Shareholder Value: The German Variant of an Anglo-American Practice / Sigurt Vitols -- Globalization, Shareholder Value, Restructuring: The (Non) Transformation of Siemens / Alexander Börsch.

[PART 6: CEO power and reward] Executive Compensation, Political Economy and Managerial Control: The Transformation of Managerial Incentive Structures and Ideology 1950-2000 / Ernie Englander and Allen Kaufman -- From Shareholder Value to CEO Power: The Paradox of the 1990s / Robert Boyer.

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