PROF Ciaran Driver cd12@soas.ac.uk
Professor of Economics
Varieties of Governance
Driver, Ciaran
Authors
Abstract
The reform of corporate governance is again on the agenda in the wake of Enron and excessive risk-taking by financial institutions. However, the search for new and better forms of governance often seems to lack guiding principles. A theory of corporate governance ought to emerge from a theory of the firm. Yet, the literature shows how this project is both difficult and far from complete. In this paper we review how existing theory provides a variety of arguments favouring either a shareholder or a stakeholder orientation. These arguments may depend on whether the prime objective for governance is improved current performance or a more long-term focus for firms. A brief review of recent US governance reforms is given as a backdrop to discussing more far-reaching proposals that have emerged in the recent literature; a greater role for institutional investors on the one hand or a return to managerial capitalism on the other.
Citation
Driver, C. (2008). Varieties of Governance. Recherches économiques de Louvain (Imprimé), 74, 425-453
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2008 |
Deposit Date | Oct 22, 2010 |
Print ISSN | 0770-4518 |
Electronic ISSN | 1782-1495 |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 74 |
Pages | 425-453 |
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