1st Edition

Shareholder Participation and the Corporation A Fresh Inter-Disciplinary Approach in Happiness

By James McConvill Copyright 2006
232 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

232 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

232 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

This study provides a fascinating, fresh analysis of the virtues of shareholder participation in the context of contemporary corporate governance. By applying recent empirical studies to human happiness, McConvill convincingly argues that shareholders, particularly individuals, should be included in the internal governance framework of public corporations and enjoy a direct participatory role in... Read more
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

Biography

James McConvill is a Senior Lecturer at the La Trobe School of Law in Melbourne, Australia.