Comparative Corporate Governance: A Research Overview

Corporate governance is a framework that maintains 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, and the role and significance of market institutions vary among different governance systems. The present paradigm emphasizes a shift towards corporate sustainability, involving the corporate delivery of long-term value in financial, social, environmental, and ethical terms. This book is valuable to researchers, scholars, and students in corporate governance, sustainability, business, and accounting, as well as managers and professionals.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 148 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Corporate governance is a crucial framework that emerged to ensure the accountability, stability, and performance of corporations. It has evolved to encompass not only the financial health of these entities but also their social and environmental impact. This field exhibits significant international institutional diversity, with different governance systems emphasizing varying roles and significance of market institutions.

In this comprehensive work, we delve into the defining impulses of corporate governance that have evolved through a series of competing epoch-making paradigmatic contests. The present paradigm highlights a significant shift towards corporate sustainability, where corporations are expected to deliver long-term value in financial, social, environmental, and ethical terms. This shift challenges the traditional hegemony of agency theory and shareholder primacy, recognizing the deeper values upon which companies are built, the broader purposes they serve, and the broader set of relationships they depend upon for their success.

This book is designed to be of value to a wide range of stakeholders, including researchers, scholars, students, managers, professionals, and other general business readers. It provides a comprehensive exploration of corporate governance, sustainability, business, and accounting, offering insights and perspectives that will contribute to the understanding and advancement of these critical fields.

Weight: 212g
Dimension: 137 x 216 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032345581