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Corporate Governance
Sustainability in the Boardroom: Reconsidering Fiduciary Duty under Revlon in the Wake of Public Benefit Corporation Legislation
On July 17, 2013, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed legislation introducing a new corporate entity, the public benefit...
Characterizing the Mission Statements of Benefit Corporations: Empirical evidence from Italy
In 2015, Italy introduced a novel legal entity called the "benefit corporation" (società benefit). These companies are...
The Death of Corporate Law
For many years, corporate law played a central role in overseeing corporations throughout the United States, with Delaware...
Key issues and challenges in stakeholder engagement in sustainability reporting: A study of Australian local councils
The objective of this paper is to investigate the critical concerns and obstacles that have the potential to impact the...
Do Benefit Corporations Represent a Policy Threat to Nonprofits?
In both the United States and, increasingly, on an international scale, significant endeavors have been undertaken in...
Financial Communication in the Context of Corporate Social Responsibility Growth
In this research paper, we investigated the simultaneous growth of corporate entities and the evolution of financial...
Should brands “nudge us for good”? Towards a critical assessment of neuro‐liberal corporate social responsibility
This article conducts a critical examination of the recent emergence of neuro-liberal Corporate Social Responsibility...
Shareholder Claims for Reflective Loss: How International Investment Law Changes Corporate Law and Governance’
Scholarly discourse on the legitimacy crisis of investment dispute resolution has primarily centered on multinational...
The Theory of Reasoned Action to CSR Behavioral Intentions: The Role of CSR Expected Benefit, CSR Expected Effort and Stakeholders
In recent years, governments and non-governmental organizations worldwide have been actively promoting policies and...
Business and political process reform: ignore or engage?
This paper has a dual purpose. Firstly, it delves into the reasons behind the willingness of American businesses to support...
Opaque transparency: How material affordances shape intermediary work
How do the practical aspects of intermediary work impact regulators, targets, and beneficiaries? To explore this question,...
The Fat Controller: Slimming Down the Excesses of Controlling Shareholders in UK Listed Companies
It has become a trend to highlight the advantages of having an incumbent controlling shareholder in companies. In fact,...
Who Should Define the “Social” in “Social Enterprise” — Elected Governments or Partnered Corporations?
Over the past decade, the introduction of new legal structures known as social enterprises in the United States has been...
Other-constituency theories and firm governance: is the benefit corporation sufficient?
Stakeholder theory introduces a fundamental conflict between managers in publicly traded companies and their boards of...
Reinventing the Corporation
Over recent decades, the corporation has undergone a significant transformation, shifting from an entity primarily reliant...
Irresponsible Corporate-Responsibility Rules
In the early part of this decade, there was a surge in legislative efforts, both at the federal and state levels, aimed at...
Responsibility and Profitability: Guidelines for the Conscientious Manager
Philanthropy is a pervasive force. In the year 2013, the United States alone witnessed a staggering $330 billion in...
Social Enterprise, Corporate Objectives, and the Corporate Governance Narrative
Throughout history, debates have raged among practitioners and academics in fields like business, law, and economics...
Conceiving Corporate Commitment: Creation and Confirmation
A significant portion of the corporate law's historical development has revolved not around the authority of shareholders...
Benefit Corporations: A Persisting and Heightened Conflict for Directors
This essay examines the impact of US benefit corporation legislation on the ethical decision-making process of directors....
Making It Easier for Directors to Do the Right Thing
Some scholars argue that corporate managers should prioritize constituencies beyond just stockholders and should not...
How Benefit Corporations Are Redefining the Purpose of Business Corporations
In the past two years, several U.S. states, including California, Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and...
Please Welcome the Minnesota Public Benefit Corporation
This article aims to provide practitioners with an overview of the proposed Minnesota public benefit corporation. It begins...
Does Social Enterprise Law Matter?
Social enterprise laws are rapidly spreading across the country, allowing entrepreneurs to establish their businesses under...
Committing To Doing Good and Doing Well: Fiduciary Duty in Benefit Corporations
Is it possible for businesses to do good and be profitable simultaneously? Supporters of social enterprises argue that it...
Committing to Doing Good and Doing Well: Fiduciary Duty in Benefit Corporations
Is it possible for business owners to make a positive impact on society and the environment while still being financially...
Benefit Corporations: A Challenge in Corporate Governance
Benefit corporations, a novel business entity, are gaining widespread acceptance across the nation. While the specifics of...
The Relationship between Identity Crises and Crises of Control
Corporate governance holds significant importance for business ethicists for a variety of reasons. It pertains to how...
Defending Patagonia: Mergers and Acquisitions with Benefit Corporations
Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, asserted that "benefit corporation legislation establishes the legal framework...
Benefit Expenses: How the Benefit Corporation’s Social Purpose Changes the Ordinary and Necessary
The rise of Benefit Corporations challenges the conventional belief that for-profit companies are solely focused on...
Putting New Sheets on a Procrustean Bed: How Benefit Corporations Address Fiduciary Duties, the Dangers Created, and Suggestions for Change
In this article, we assess the existing framework of benefit corporations as implemented by multiple states and identify...
Choose Your Own Master: Social Enterprise, Certifications, and Benefit Corporation Statutes
In the aftermath of the recent financial crisis, there has been a significant surge of interest in social enterprise....
Improving the Benefit Corporation: How Traditional Governance Mechanisms Can Enhance the Innovative New Business Form
In recent years, several states have introduced innovative business structures to accommodate social enterprises, which aim...
Strange Creatures: A Hybrid Approach to Fiduciary Duty in Benefit Corporations
Benefit corporations, known as "B-corps," are a novel corporate structure designed to align with both profit-making and...