Entrepreneurs and Democracy - A Political Theory of Corporate Governance

Klappentext This book provides an exploration of the political roots of corporate governance. Zusammenfassung What legitimizes power within a corporation? This question is of concern to the millions of citizens whose lives depend upon the fate of business corporations. Entrepreneurs and Democracy explores the opposing tensions of entrepreneurial force and social fragmentation that form the basis of legitimate corporate governance in modern societies. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures and tables; Introduction; Part I. Establishing the Ideological Foundations: The Contribution of Liberal Political Philosophy: 1. The invisible crown: political foundations of the legitimate entrepreneur; 2. Society fragmented and the role of democracy; Part II. Understanding How Corporate Governance Evolves: The Contribution of History: 3. Familial governance (c.1800-1920): economic enfranchisement and the founder as entrepreneur; 4. Managerial governance (c.1920-70): separation of powers and management as the entrepreneur; 5. Post managerial governance (from c.1970): ownership of the large corporation reaches unprecedented mass and fragments into multiple poles; 6. Interpreting public governance: representation and debate signify a new step towards democratization; Part III. Corporate Governance and Performance: 7. The pure economic model of corporate governance: an analysis; 8. Critique of the pure economic model of corporate governance; 9. Economic performance, corporate governance, and the fragmentation of ownership; Epilogue.

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• Authors: Pierre-Yves Gomez, Pierre-Yves Korine Gomez, GOMEZ PIERRE-YVES, Korine Harry, Harry Korine, Harry Gomez Korine, Gomez Pierre-Yves
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.2010
• EAN: 9780521169608
• ISBN: 978-0-521-16960-8
• No. of pages: 350
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 230 mm x 21 mm
• Series: Business, Value Creation, and; Print on Demand; Business, Value Creation, and Society
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Governance, Business ethics & social responsibility, Management and management techniques, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups