Introduction. Shareholders and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Unifying Understanding of the Corporation. The Separation of Ownership and Control Under a Happiness-Based Theory of the Corporation. The 'Mainstreaming' of Shareholder Participation and Happiness in Contemporary Corporate Governance. Piercing the 'Decision-Making Sphere': Happiness as the Key to Real Shareholder Participation. Towards Mandatory Shareholder Committees in Public Companies. Conclusion
James McConvill is a Senior Lecturer at the La Trobe School of Law in Melbourne, Australia.