The Real Reason Why Businesses Make Bad Decisions (Book Review of Jonathan R. Macey, Corporate Governance: Promises Kept, Promises Broken (Princeton University Press 2008))

Business Law Today, Vol. 18, No. 6, July-August 2009

2 Pages Posted: 2 Jul 2009

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Nancy B. Rapoport

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law

Date Written: July-August 2009

Abstract

This book review examines Professor Jonathan Macey's latest book on corporate governance, and it uses Professor Macey's analysis to explain the latest rash of corporate scandals.

Keywords: corporate governance, corporate scandals, Enron, boards of directors

JEL Classification: M1, M14, M52, K19, K20, K21

Suggested Citation

Rapoport, Nancy B., The Real Reason Why Businesses Make Bad Decisions (Book Review of Jonathan R. Macey, Corporate Governance: Promises Kept, Promises Broken (Princeton University Press 2008)) (July-August 2009). Business Law Today, Vol. 18, No. 6, July-August 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1425118

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