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Corporate Governance


Amir N. Licht


Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah - Radzyner School of Law; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
November 16, 2011


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This entry for the Encyclopedia of Financial Globalization provides an introduction to corporate governance as the institutional framework that regulates the division and exercise of power in the corporation. Following an overview of basic concepts like power, agency, and the nature of the firm, this entry highlights the institutional quality of corporate governance as a socially-embedded system in a comparative context. The corporation’s internal bodies are then introduced (the CEO, board of directors, and general meeting), followed by a discussion of formal (legal) and informal (cultural) institutions.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 26

Keywords: corporate governance, social institutions

JEL Classification: G34, K22, Z13

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Date posted: March 21, 2011 ; Last revised: November 17, 2011

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Licht, Amir N., Corporate Governance (November 16, 2011). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1786382 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1786382

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Amir N. Licht (Contact Author)
Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah - Radzyner School of Law ( email )
P.O. Box 167
Herzliya, 46150
Israel
972-9-952-7332 (Phone)
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European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
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Belgium
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