Corporate Boards in Law and Practice
A Comparative Analysis in Europe
Paul Davies editor Klaus Hopt editor Richard Nowak editor Gerard van Solinge editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:28th Nov '13
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Corporate boards play a central role in corporate governance and are thus regulated in the corporate law and corporate governance codes of all industrialized countries. Yet while there is a common core of rules on the boards considerable differences remain. These differences depend partly on shareholder structure, partly on historical, political and social developments and especially employee representation on the board. More recently, in particular with the rise of the international corporate governance code movement, there is a clear tendency towards convergence, at least in terms of the formal provisions of the codes. This book analyses the corporate boards, their regulation in law and codes and their actual functioning in ten European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom). It offers the most up to date practical and analytical information on boards in Europe by leading company law experts. The issues addressed include: board structure, composition and functioning (one tier v. two tier, independent directors, expertise and diversity, separating the chair and the CEO functions, information streams, committees, voting and employee representation); enforcement by liability rules (in particular conflicts of interest), incentive structures (remuneration) and shareholder activism.
A fascinating insight in the complexities of national systems, and the interrelationship, often unknown to foreign observers, of the drivers that have shaped the national board systems. * Prof em. Eddy Wymeersch, University of Gent *
The overall conclusion of this book is highly convincing and extremely helpful and enriching for every reader. It will definitely be of great help not only to academics and students, but also to practitiones who will discover many interesting national examples under the comparative approach adopted in the book. * Dr Konstantinos Sergakis, International Company and Commercial Law Review *
ISBN: 9780198705154
Dimensions: 237mm x 162mm x 58mm
Weight: 1464g
880 pages