1st Edition

Comparative Corporate Governance A Research Overview

By Thomas Clarke Copyright 2023
158 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Corporate governance developed to maintain the accountability, stability, and performance of corporations. It has evolved to concern not just the financial health of the company, but its social and environmental impact. There is considerable international institutional diversity in corporate governance. The role and significance of market institutions varies among different governance systems.... Read more

1. Introduction to Corporate Governance  2. International Diversity of Modes of Corporate Governance  3. Convergence and Divergence of International Corporate Governance Institutions  4. Shareholder Primacy: The End of a Hegemony?  5. The Social Licence to Operate: Redefining Purpose and Fiduciary Duty  6. Contemporary Challenges for Corporate Governance: Technological Transformation and Climate Change

Biography

Thomas Clarke is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Visiting Professor at Toulouse Business School (Barcelona), and was a Foundation Professor at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS).

"This work is a refreshing and concise account of the development of corporate governance. It offers a fascinating and coherent explanation of the complexities of governance, and a robust critique of dominant ideologies. The book highlights the imperative of the transformation from maximising shareholder value to sustainable value creation." Wafa Khlif, University of Toulouse Business School, France