In this highly original book, Mary O'Sullivan provides a critical analysis of the theoretical foundations for the idea that corporations should be run to maximize shareholder value and for the alternative perspective that corporations should be run in the interests of stakeholders. She embeds her arguments on the relation between corporate governance and economic performance in historical accounts of the dynamics of corporate growth in the United States and Germany during the twentieth century.

The author analyzes two approaches to running corporations: maximizing shareholder value or acting to serve stakeholders. She bases her arguments on the link between corporate governance and economic performance in accounts of corporate growth in the US and Germany over the last century.

What is the condition of the field of Physical Education? How is it adapted to the rise of kinesiology, sport and exercise science and human movement studies over the last thirty years? This Handbook provides an authoritative critical overview of the field and identifies future challenges and directions. The Handbook is divided in to six sections:

• Perspectives and Paradigms in Physical Education Research
• Cross-disciplinary Contributions to Research Philosophy
• Learning in Physical Education
• Teaching Styles and Inclusive Pedagogies
• Physical...