Stakeholders vs. shareholders in corporate governance
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The paper is divided in two coordinate parts. The first considers in general the issue of stockholders vs. stakeholders oriented governance systems and their relative merits and demerits. The second part deals specifically with the issue of the principal-agent problem in a stakeholder context.Download Info
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Keywords: Stakeholders; Corporate Governance; Varieties of Capitalism;Find related papers by JEL classification:
- P1 - Economic Systems - - Capitalist Systems
- L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
- G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
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