Corporate Governance: Law, Regulation and Theory

ISBN-13: 9781137403315 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 315 str.

Marc Moore; Martin Petrin

Opis

A focused and comprehensive account of UK corporate governance from a distinctly legal perspective, analysing the main legal rules, regulatory principles and market pressures that determine how corporate governance laws affecting UK companies are made.

Spis treści

Part I: Introduction to corporate governance 1. What is corporate governance? 2. Corporate governance and theory of the firm 3. The corporate governance regulatory architecture Part II: Relational aspects of corporate governance: Shareholders, boards, managers and employees 4. Board authority and shareholders' right of intervention 5. Institutional investors and shareholder engagement 6. Corporate governance and labour Part III: Corporate risk management and oversight 7. The monitoring board and independent directors 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.

O autorze

Marc Moore is Reader in Corporate Law, and Director of the Masters in Corporate Law (MCL) degree and the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law (3CL) at the University of Cambridge. He has previously held teaching positions at University College London and the University of Bristol, and is the author of Corporate Governance in the Shadow of the State (2013).

Martin Petrin is a Senior Lecturer at University College London, where he is also the Deputy Director of the Centre for Commercial Law. He holds an S.J.D. specializing in corporate law from the University of California, Los Angeles, a Ph.D. from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and an LL.M. from Columbia University. Martin has published widely in the area of corporate governance law. 

Blurb

“At long last we have a book that can be used as a text for undergraduate and postgraduate corporate governance modules designed for law students. It is well-written and covers many of the subject areas.” – Andrew Keay, University of Leeds, UK

“In this important new work, two globally recognized corporate scholars provide an engaging and insightful guide to the complex array of legal, regulatory, and market structures conditioning internal governance of U.K. public companies. Moore and Petrin deftly blend theoretical rigor with pragmatic grounding, and bring considerable comparative sophistication to bear upon their analyses of U.K. corporate governance dynamics. The result is at once exacting and readable, offering great rewards for students, scholars, and practitioners alike.” – Christopher Bruner, University of Georgia School of Law, USA

Corporate Governance: Law, Regulation and Theory is the first ever academic text on the subject written from a dedicated legal perspective. Aimed specifically at advanced undergraduate and graduate law students, as well as scholars working in the field, it offers an accessible analysis of the legal and regulatory framework of corporate governance in the UK.

Corporate Governance: Law, Regulation and Theory: 

· informs readers about the core laws and regulatory principles that determine the allocation of decision-making power in UK public companies

· highlights how prevailing corporate governance norms operate within their broader market and societal context

· encourages students to develop their own critical opinions on the topic with reference to leading strands of theoretical and inter-disciplinary literature

· draws on appropriate comparisons with other national systems, including the United States

Clear, concise and engaging, this is the ideal resource for anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of a fascinating and highly topical area of study.

Marc Moore is Reader in Corporate Law, and Director of the Masters in Corporate Law (MCL) degree and the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law (3CL) at the University of Cambridge, UK. 

Martin Petrin is a Senior Lecturer at University College London, UK, where he is also the Deputy Director of the Centre for Commercial Law.