European Corporate Governance: Readings and Perspectives

by Clarke; Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780415405331
• ISBN10: 0415405335
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-08-10
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The first book to focus on European rather than US corporate governance, it provides a comprehensive overview of the European Corporate Governance agenda. Comprising a collection of key articles from existing literature, contextualized by expert editorial commentary and an original introduction, it is an excellent companion volume to the Theories of Corporate Governance and International Corporate Governance .Offering readers the most penetrating analysis available of key problem areas European Corporate Governance examines a range of topics, including:current issues of diversity convergence shareholder value CEO power innovation different industry experience transitional economies.Contemporary, critical and more problem focused than other volumes on this topic, it is aninvaluable textbook for students of all levels studying corporate governance.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Regime Change? The Transformation of European Corporate Governance Thomas Clarke & Jean-Francois Chanlat

Dimensions of Governance

Governance as a Bridge Between Disciplines: Cross-disciplinary Inspiration Regarding Shifts in Governance and Problems of Governability, Accountability and Legitimacy Kees van Kersbergen & Frans van Warden

Corporate Governance, Values, Management and Standards: A European Perspective Josef Weiland

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 Francis Morin

How Far Does the United Kingdom Have a Market-based System of Corporate Governance? A Review and Evaluation of Recent Developments Andrew Pendleton

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-Saxon Model?

Christel Lane

Convergence or Divergence? The Outlines of an Answer Michel Aglietta

A Transatlantic Financial Market?

Karel Lannoo

International Accounting Harmonisation: The Resistible Rise of the Iasc/Iasb Bernard Colasse

The Reform and Transformation of European Corporate Governance Institutions

Does the European Company Prevent the 'Delaware Effect'?

Joseph A. McCahery

UK Corporate Governance: To What End a Regulatory State?

Alistair Howard

Varieties of Institutional Investors and National Models of Capitalism: The Transformation of Corporate Governance in France and Germany

Corporate Governance Reforms in Continental Europe Luca Enriques

The Impact of Shareholder Value

The Arrival of Shareholder Value in the European Auto Industry: A Case Study Comparison of Four Car Makers Ulrich Jurgens

The Theory of the Firm and Shareholder Value Michel Aglietta

Negotiated Shareholder Value: The German Variant of an Anglo-American Practice Sigurt Vitols

Globalization, Shareholder Value, Restructuring: The Non-Transformation of Siemens

CEO Power and Reward

Executive Compensation, Political Economy and Managerial Control: The Transformation of Managerial Incentive Structures and Ideology

From Shareholder Value to CEO Power: The Paradox of the 1990s

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