...Cheng Wei‐qi Purpose The paper aims to discuss the amended provisions relating to protection of minority shareholders (PMS) in the newly amended Chinese Company Law and evaluate whether it adequately protects the interests of minority shareholders. Design/methodology/approach In total, 26...

...Muhammad Zubair Abbasi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the Agency Theory in order to understand the true nature of the corporation by determining the respective roles of shareholders and directors/managers within a corporation. Design/methodology/approach The paper compares...

...James Kirkbride; James Kirkbride; Steve Letza; Clive Smallman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare the response in the UK, the USA and China to the need to provide effective protection in law to disgruntled minority shareholders. Design/methodology/approach The study draws upon...

... governance approach to enhancing executive performance. Findings The paper finds that whether an annual non‐binding “say‐on‐pay” policy is instituted or not within a company is not the crux of the executive compensation issue. What is important is whether concerned shareholders have the ability to have...

... Publishing Limited 2009 Fiduciary conduct stands on two legs: the duty of loyalty to the principal and the duty of due care in carrying out the trust of stewardship. Under the duty of loyalty, governance can be said to be exclusive and shareholder focuses; but under the duty of due care, governance...

... corporate governance; and shareholder and stakeholder orientations in corporate governance. Findings The conceptual distinctions that have been considered are vital for making useful comparisons between the ethics of different corporate governance regimes around the world. Neglecting these conceptual...

...G.J. Rossouw; Peter Koslowski Purpose The 1990s brought a strong dominance of the US model of corporate governance, setting the continental European model at a disadvantage. Due to the financial crisis, the shareholder dominated Anglo‐American model has lost much of its evidence. The purpose...

... of these events seriously questioned “shareholder capitalism” as opposed to “stakeholder capitalism” (Grant, 2005). Still it is known that corporate scandals have occurred in the past: what was different this time? Firstly, news spread very quickly and globally (at least where there is no censorship) to a much...

... of land and production facilities because of the risk involved. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Stock market Shareholders United States of America Entrepreneurship and Property Rights within Russia s Business Law Environment (The Correlation) Paul Dickinson, Lecturer/Researcher...

...Steven E. Abraham The market’s reactions to six decisions that dealt with the employment‐at‐will doctrine were examined with event study methodology. Three hypotheses were tested, all three of which were supported clearly by the data. Shareholder returns to a sample of California firms fell...

... Company law Commercial law Company reports Financial statements Shares Shareholders Number 3 The Managerial Law Guide to the Companies Act 1981 60 by Leslie Chadwick and Richard Dobbins (Company Law, Commercial Law, Company Reports, Financial Statements, Shares, Shareholders) The main provisions...