Macey Corporate Governance

Promises Kept, Promises Broken
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-2978-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 344 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Macey, Jonathan R.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Rechtswissenschaften Wirtschaftsrecht Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht Allgemeines und Gesamtdarstellungen (Gesellschaftsrecht)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vii

INTRODUCTION: Corporate Governance as Promise 1

CHAPTER 1: The Goals of Corporate Governance: The Dominant Role of Equity 18

CHAPTER 2: Corporate Law and Corporate Governance 28

CHAPTER 3: Institutions and Mechanisms of Corporate Governance: A Taxonomy 46

CHAPTER 4: Boards of Directors 51

CHAPTER 5: Case Studies on Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance 69

CHAPTER 6: Dissident Directors 90

CHAPTER 7: Formal External Institutions of Corporate Governance: The Role of the Securities and Exchange Commission,

the Stock Exchanges, and the Credit-Rating Agencies 105

CHAPTER 8: The Market for Corporate Control 118

CHAPTER 9: Initial Public Offerings and Private Placements 127

CHAPTER 10: Governance by Litigation: Derivative Lawsuits 130

CHAPTER 11: Accounting, Accounting Rules, and the Accounting Industry 155

CHAPTER 12: Quirky Governance: Insider Trading, Short Selling, and Whistle-blowing 165

CHAPTER 13: Shareholder Voting 199

CHAPTER 14: The Role of Banks and Other Lenders in Corporate Governance 223

CHAPTER 15: Hedge Funds and Private Equity 241

CONCLUSION 274

Notes 279

Index 325

Über Autor(innen)

Jonathan R. Macey is the Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law at Yale Law School. He is the author of a number of books, including Macey on Corporation Laws.