Charles M. Elson

University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance

Edgar S. Woolard, Jr., Chair

Alfred Lerner Hall, Room 104

Newark, DE 19716

United States

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The Bug at Volkswagen: Lessons in Co-Determination, Ownership, and Board Structure

Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Vol. 27, No. 4, 2015
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 26 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2019
Charles M. Elson, Craig Ferrere and Nicholas J. Goossen
University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, Independent and University of Delaware
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co-determination, dual class stock; government equity ownership

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Director Ownership, Corporate Performance, and Management Turnover

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 31 Dec 1998
Sanjai Bhagat, Dennis C. Carey and Charles M. Elson
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance, Spencer Stuart and University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance
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Executive Superstars, Peer Groups and Overcompensation: Cause, Effect and Solution

38 J. Corp. L. 487 (2013)
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 07 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2019
Charles M. Elson and Craig Ferrere
University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance and Independent
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Executive Compensation, Peer Groups, Peer Benchmarking

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E. Merrick Dodd & the Rise and Fall of Corporate Stakeholder Theory

Business Lawyer, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 11 May 2017
Charles M. Elson and Nicholas J. Goossen
University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance and University of Delaware
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Stakeholder, Shareholder, Dodd

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Why Delaware Must Retain its Corporate Dominance and Why it May Not

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 23 Mar 2017
Charles M. Elson
University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance
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Delaware, governance, corporate

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Surplus, Agency Theory and the Hobbesian Corporation

Wake Forest Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 30 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2019
Charles M. Elson and Craig Ferrere
University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance and Independent
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Agency Theory, Corporations, Corporate Law

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SNAP Judgment: Unequal Voting and the Business Judgment Rule

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 18 Jan 2019
Charles M. Elson and Craig Ferrere
University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance and Independent
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fiduciary duties, entrenchment, boards of directors, capital structure, controlling shareholders, dual-class stock, securities regulation, shareholder voting

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The State of U.S. Corporate Governance: An Interview with Chales Elson

Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Vol. 19, Issue 1, pp. 74-80, Winter 2007
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 08 Feb 2008
Charles M. Elson
University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance
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FMA Roundtable on New Developments in European Corporate Governance

Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Vol. 29, Issue 1, pp. 50-75, 2017
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 12 Apr 2017
Charles M. Elson, Tom Berglund, Marc Steffen Rapp, Wolfgang Bessler and Don Chew
University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, Hanken School of Economics - Department of Economics, University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen and Journal of Applied Corporate Finance
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Equity Ownership and the Duty of Care: Convergence, Revolution, or Evolution?

Business Lawyer Vol. 55, P. 661, 2000
Posted: 25 May 2000
R. Franklin Balotti, Charles M. Elson and J. Travis Laster
Richards, Layton & Finger, University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance and Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.

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When a Spin-Off is on the Board's Agenda

Director and Boards, Vol. 21, No. 2 (1997).
Posted: 14 Mar 1997
Dennis C. Carey, Charles M. Elson and Ralph S. Saul
Spencer Stuart, University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance and Former Chairman & CEO, Cigna Corp.

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What is a CEO Worth? Don't Look to Peers

Directors & Boards, 2011
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 20 Feb 2019
Charles M. Elson and Craig Ferrere
University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance and Independent
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executive compensation

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Snap's Not Looking to Chat With Shareholders

Directors & Boards, 2017
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 20 Feb 2019
Charles M. Elson and Craig Ferrere
University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance and Independent
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dual-class stock

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The Pay Ratio Rule: Get Ready, Get Going

Directors & Boards, 2014
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 20 Feb 2019
Charles M. Elson and Craig Ferrere
University of Delaware - John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance and Independent
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executive compensation