All Outputs (9)

Strategic Control and the Role of Executive Compensation in the Innovation or Financialization of Firms (2024)
Thesis
Hopkins, M. Strategic Control and the Role of Executive Compensation in the Innovation or Financialization of Firms. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Economists look to the middle of the 20th century as a period wherein the U.S. economy, driven by “Old Economy” firms, produced greater economic equality and strong economic growth. Since the 1980s, in spite of the development of “New Economy” firms,... Read More about Strategic Control and the Role of Executive Compensation in the Innovation or Financialization of Firms.

Corporate Governance in Contention (2018)
Book
Driver, C., & Thompson, G. (Eds.). (2018). Corporate Governance in Contention. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198805274.001.0001

Corporate governance is a complex idea that is often inappropriately simplified as a cookbook of recommended measures to improve financial performance. Meta studies of published research show that the supposed benign effects of these measures - indep... Read More about Corporate Governance in Contention.

Fixing the Corporation: a Management or a Governance issue? (2018)
Book Chapter
Driver, C. (2018). Fixing the Corporation: a Management or a Governance issue?. In C. Driver, & G. Thompson (Eds.), Corporate Governance in Contention (239-260). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198805274.003.0011

In this chapter I first review the current state of play in corporate governance debates, highlighting challenges to the dominant agency view. Following a critique of the economic reasoning supporting shareholder primacy I consider two contrasting ap... Read More about Fixing the Corporation: a Management or a Governance issue?.

Corporate Governance and Why it Matters (2018)
Book Chapter
Driver, C., & Thompson, G. (2018). Corporate Governance and Why it Matters. In C. Driver, & G. Thompson (Eds.), Corporate Governance in Contention (1-24). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198805274.003.0001

This chapter introduces the idea of governance and proceeds to a structured discussion of what corporate governance means and why it matters. The discussion is divided into three themes: the first deals with enterprise—long-run commitments that firms... Read More about Corporate Governance and Why it Matters.

Perspectives of the assessments of the feasibility of monetary integration of the West African monetary zone countries (2018)
Thesis
Mogaji, P. K. Perspectives of the assessments of the feasibility of monetary integration of the West African monetary zone countries. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Introduction (2014)
Book Chapter
Williamson, J., Driver, C., & Kenway, P. (2014). Introduction. In J. Williamson, C. Driver, & P. Kenway (Eds.), Beyond Shareholder Value: the reasons and choices for corporate governance reform (6-15). TUC

Beyond Shareholder Value: the reasons and choices for corporate governance reform (2014)
Book
Williamson, J., Driver, C., & Kenway, P. (Eds.). (2014). Beyond Shareholder Value: the reasons and choices for corporate governance reform. TUC

Investment, Growth and Employment: Perspectives for Policy (1999)
Book
Driver, C., & Temple, P. (Eds.). (1999). Investment, Growth and Employment: Perspectives for Policy. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203984208

Investment - in both facilities and know-how - is essential for growth. Economists try to understand the forces that determine investment, but investment behaviour is unruly; often the term animal spirits is used to explain the resulting volatility.... Read More about Investment, Growth and Employment: Perspectives for Policy.

Structural Change in the UK Economy (1992)
Book
Driver, C., & Dunne, P. (Eds.). (1992). Structural Change in the UK Economy. Cambridge University Press