The political and social predicates that make the large firm possible and that shape its form are not always taken into account, despite the fact that variation in the political and social environment
In this major reinterpretation of the evolution of the American corporation, MarkRoe convincingly demonstrates that the ownership structure of large U.S. firms owes its distinctive character as much
In a painstaking analysis, Roe (law, Harvard Law School) examines the impact of a nation's strong social policies on the corporate governance, suggesting that stronger social policies can cause an Ame
This volume turns the spotlight on the neglected role of employees by analyzing many of the formal and informal ways that employees are actually involved in the governance of corporations, in U.S. fi
Combining both "classic" essays and new works, Gordon (Columbia Law School) and Roe (Harvard Law School) present 11 papers that explore whether and how corporate governance standards and ownership str
