Employees And Corporate Governance

Author : Margaret M. Blair,Mark J. Roe
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 081570707X

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Employees and Corporate Governance by Margaret M. Blair,Mark J. Roe Pdf

Most scholarship on corporate governance in the last two decades has focused on the relationships between shareholders and managers or directors. Neglected in this vast literature is the role of employees in corporate governance. Yet "human capital," embodied in the employees, is rapidly becoming the most important source of value for corporations, and outside the United States, employees often have a significant formal role in corporate governance. This volume turns the spotlight on the neglected role of employees by analyzing many of the formal and informal ways that employees are actually involved in the governance of corporations, in U.S. firms and in large corporations in Germany and Japan. Examining laws and contexts, the essays focus on the framework for understanding employees' role in the firm and the implications for corporate governance. They explore how and why the special legal institutions in German and Japanese firms by which employees are formally involved in corporate governance came into being, and the impact these institutions have on firms and on their ability to compete. They also consider theoretical and empirical questions about employee share ownership. The result of a conference at Columbia University, the volume includes essays by Theodor Baums, Margaret M. Blair, David Charny, Greg Dow, Bernd Frick, Ronald J. Gilson, Jeffrey N. Gordon, Nobuhiro Hiwatari, Katharina Pistor, Louis Putterman, Edward B. Rock, Mark J. Roe, and Michael L. Wachter. Margaret M. Blair is a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution and author of Ownership and Control: Rethinking Corporate Governance for the Twenty-first Century (Brookings, 1995). Mark J. Roe, professor of business regulation and director of the Sloan Project on Corporate Governance at Columbia Law School, is the author of Strong Managers, Weak Owners: The Political Roots of American Corporate Finance (Princeton, 1996).

Author : Jeffrey Neil Gordon,Wolf-Georg Ringe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1217 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198743682

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The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance by Jeffrey Neil Gordon,Wolf-Georg Ringe Pdf

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.

Author : Peter A. Hall,David W. Soskice
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199247745

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Varieties of Capitalism by Peter A. Hall,David W. Soskice Pdf

Applying the new economics of organisation and relational theories of the firm to the problem of understanding cross-national variation in the political economy, this volume elaborates a new understanding of the institutional differences that characterise the 'varieties of capitalism' worldwide.

Author : Moeen Umar Cheema,Rahat Munir,Sophia Su
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000381740

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Corporate Governance and Whistleblowing by Moeen Umar Cheema,Rahat Munir,Sophia Su Pdf

Whistleblowing is often about disclosing wrongdoings by members of organisations to persons or organisations that may be able to effect action. Media would at times publish stories of whistleblowers who engage in ‘heroic’ acts of exposing wrongdoings at work, but the whistlebowers often face significant negative consequences of their whistleblowing efforts. This book examines effects of national and organisational cultures on the whistleblowing decisions of employees. The book provides empirical evidence of association between organisational culture and whistleblowing and there appears to be a lower likelihood of whistleblowing in organisations that focus more on the cultural dimensions of respect for people, innovation and stability. It also illustrates how remaining silent or blowing the whistle in response to observed wrongdoings affects employees’ key work-related attitudes. This book would interest those wish to gain better understanding of the relationship between culture and whistleblowing in organisations.

Author : Shelley Marshall,Ian M. Ramsay,Richard Mitchell
Publisher : Academic Monographs
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780522855487

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Varieties of Capitalism, Corporate Governance and Employees by Shelley Marshall,Ian M. Ramsay,Richard Mitchell Pdf

We live in a 'corporate world' in which powerful business corporations shape and influence the activities of nation states, their national economies and their social relations. But what is it that moulds the activities of the corporations themselves? Do some societies have 'styles' of regulation that enable corporations to operate freely in the pursuit of certain interests, where others are more constrained? And, if so, are Australian companies more inclined to pursue the financial interests of shareholders and owners at the expense of employees and creditors? Corporate governance may be guided in the pursuit of particular interests by many influences, including law, politics, capital and labour and other pressure groups. How these competing pressures balance out varies enormously from state to state. Bringing together the original research by lawyers, political economists and industrial relations scholars, Varieties of Capitalism, Corporate Governance and Employees is a first Australian contribution to these complex issues.

Author : Howard Gospel,Andrew Pendleton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191532535

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Corporate Governance and Labour Management by Howard Gospel,Andrew Pendleton Pdf

This book is about the relationship between corporate governance regimes and labour management. It examines how finance and governance influence employment relationships, work organization, and industrial relations by means of a comparative analysis of Anglo-American, European, and Japanese economies. The starting point is the distinction widely found in the corporate governance, business systems, and political economy literature between countries dominated by 'shareholder value' conceptions of corporate governance and those characterized by 'stakeholder' regimes. By drawing on a wide range of countries, the book is able to demonstrate the complexities of corporate governance arrangements and to present a more precise and nuanced exploration of the linkages between governance and labour management. Each country-based chapter provides an analysis of the evolution and key characteristics of corporate governance and then links this to labour management institutions and practices. The chapters cover the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain, with each written by a leading academic expert in the field. By providing a historical review of the evolution of national systems, the contributors provide judicious evaluations of the current state and future direction of national governance and labour relations systems. Overall, the book goes beyond the 'complementarities' between governance and labour management systems identified in recent literature, and attempts to identify causal relationships between the two. It shows how labour management institutions and practices may influence finance and corporate governance systems, as well as vice versa The contributions to this book illuminate current debates about the determinants of corporate governance, the convergence of national 'varieties of capitalism', and the impact of corporate governance on managerial behaviour. The book highlights the complexities of corporate governance systems and refines the distinction between market/outsider and relational/insider systems.

Author : Inge Lippert,Tony Huzzard,Ulrich Jürgens,William Lazonick
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199681075

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Corporate Governance, Employee Voice, and Work Organization by Inge Lippert,Tony Huzzard,Ulrich Jürgens,William Lazonick Pdf

Corporate Governance, Employee Voice, and Work Organization explores the dynamic relations between corporate governance, employee voice, and the organization of work in the automotive supply industry. It reports on research undertaken in three countries--Germany, Sweden, and the United States--that has sought to explore and compare historical patterns of the relationships between changing governance regimes, voice, and work at plant level in an era of financialization. It also explores the prospects for high-road, sustainable jobs in the sector. Three detailed case histories from each of the countries are presented which contrast companies facing three different levels of exposure to capital markets: companies relatively sheltered from stock markets; companies that are highly exposed to them; and thirdly companies owned by private equity firms. This design allows for analysis not just across different national contexts but also within them, and questions the usefulness of the 'varieties of capitalism' appraoch in understanding these differences. The cases show that governance compromises matter, that is, that recognising the role of employee voice in corporate governance regimes is essential in any comparative analysis and understanding of corporate governance.

Author : Irene Lynch-Fannon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Corporate governance
ISBN : 1472559355

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Working Within Two Kinds of Capitalism by Irene Lynch-Fannon Pdf

"This text compares the corporate governance structures of the US quoted company and its European equivalent and the role which employees as non-shareholding stakeholders hold within those structures. It focuses on the incidents of ownership normally exercised by stakeholders and raises questions regarding different responses to the issue of mandated labour market regulation on both sides of the Atlantic. The text considers theoretical and practical issues raised in this context."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Author : Fernando A.C.
Publisher : Pearson Education India
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09
Category : Business ethics
ISBN : 8131734625

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Business Ethics and Corporate Governance by Fernando A.C. Pdf

Author : Saleem Sheikh
Publisher : Cavendish Publishing
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2002-03-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781843142614

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Corporate Governance by Saleem Sheikh Pdf

This book critically considers the relationship between directors, shareholders and auditors in the corporate governance system. Traditionally, company law has been primarily based on this tripartite relationship. This book comprises a series of contributions from authors who argue that there are wider interests which British company law has largely ignored. These include the interests of creditors, employees, consumers, suppliers and the general public. The concept of corporate governance is examined with comparative references to the USA and Canada. Particular reference is made to the Cadbury Committee and its implications for future company law reform. The ethical and sociological dimensions of corporate governance is also fully discussed

Author : Saul A. Rubinstein,Thomas A. Kochan
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781501718601

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Learning From Saturn by Saul A. Rubinstein,Thomas A. Kochan Pdf

The last two decades of the twentieth century were a tumultuous time of innovation for business and labor. Perhaps the boldest and most far-reaching experiment in industry was the creation of the Saturn Corporation. Working together as partners, the UAW and General Motors built a new small car in Spring Hill, Tennessee, with American suppliers and American workers. Saturn's locally designed manufacturing system featured self-directed teams and the integration of union representatives into management's strategic and operational decision-making processes. Saul A. Rubinstein and Thomas A. Kochan have followed the Saturn story since its beginning in 1983. Through surveys as well as hundreds of interviews with company managers, union representatives, and employees, and with leaders of GM and the UAW, they trace the history of, and the lessons to be learned from, this "Different Kind of Company." The Saturn experiment embodied a new concept of labor-management relations, management, and organizational governance. Has it been a success or a failure? Is it relevant in the current industrial environment? What effect has it had on GM and the UAW? The authors resist overly simplistic conclusions; Saturn's strengths and limitations must be fairly assessed before the company's experience can provide lessons on the future of unions, labor-management relations, work organization, and corporate governance.

Author : Ciaran Driver,Grahame Thompson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780192527653

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Corporate Governance in Contention by Ciaran Driver,Grahame Thompson Pdf

Corporate governance is a complex idea that is often inappropriately simplified as a cookbook of recommended measures to improve financial performance. Meta studies of published research show that the supposed benign effects of these measures - independent directors or highly incentivised executives - are at best context-specific. There is thus a challenge to explain the meaning, purpose, and importance of corporate governance. This volume addresses these issues. The issues discussed centre on relationships within the firm e.g. between labour, managers, and investors, and relationships outside the firm that affect consumers or the environment. The essays in this collection are the considered selection by the editors and the contributors themselves of what are seen as some of the most weighty and urgent issues that connect the corporation and society at large in developed economies with established property rights. The essays are to be read in dialogue with each other, giving a richer understanding than could be obtained by shepherding all contributions into a single mould. Nevertheless taken together they demonstrate a shared sense of deep concern that the corporate governance agenda has been and still is on the wrong track. The contributors, individually and collectively, identify in this compendium both a research programme and a platform for change.

Author : Michael Lower
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781139489317

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Employee Participation in Governance by Michael Lower Pdf

The rights of the employee and the themes of employee ownership and participation have been central, recurring themes as the body of Catholic Social Thought has developed. There is now a unified corpus of official Catholic teaching that focuses the resources of moral theology and natural law theory on the important social issues of the day such as this. The description and explanation of the essential elements of Catholic Social Thought and its relationship to these themes helps the reader think about the place of the corporation in the economy and whether British and European corporate governance and labour law do what they should to put the employee at the centre of corporate governance.

Author : Sanford M. Jacoby
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007-07-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691133843

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The Embedded Corporation by Sanford M. Jacoby Pdf

The author traces the enduring diversity of corporate culture in Japan and the U.S. to national differences in economic history and social norms, and, paradoxically, to global competition itself.

Author : Dr.F. C. Sharma, ,Rachit Mittal
Publisher : SBPD Publications
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Business Ethics And Corporate Governance by Dr.F. C. Sharma, ,Rachit Mittal Pdf

Section ‘A’ Business Ethics 1.Business Ethics : An Overview, 2. Nature of Ethics and its Relevance to Business , 3. Introduction to Business Value, 4.Value Based Management, 5. The Changing Value Systems of India, 6. Work-Life in Indian Philosophy (Work Ethos, Work Place Values and Work-Life Balance), 7 .Relationship between Ethics and Corporate Excellence, 8. Corporate Mission Statement and Code of Ethics, 9. Organisational Culture , 10 .Total Quality Management (T Q M) , 11. Gandhian Philosophy of Wealth Management , 12. Corporate Social Responsibilities and Social Audit, 13. Ethics in Marketing, 14. Profit Maximisation and Ethics, 15. Employee Discrimination , Section ‘B’ Corporate Governance 1.Conceptual Framework of Corporate Governance, 2. Regulatory Framework of Corporate Governanc, 3. Failure of Corporate Governance and Reforms of Corporate Governance, 4. Major Codes and Standards on Corporate Governance, 5. Corporate Social Responsibility , 6. Business Ethics and Rating Agencies.