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The Model Business Corporation Act At Sixty: Shareholders And Their Influence, Lisa M. Fairfax
The Model Business Corporation Act At Sixty: Shareholders And Their Influence, Lisa M. Fairfax
GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works
In the sixty years since the Committee on Corporate Laws (Committee) promulgated the Model Business Corporation Act (MBCA), there have been significant changes in corporate law and corporate governance. One such change has been an increase in shareholder activism aimed at enhancing shareholders’ voting power and influence over corporate affairs. Such increased shareholder activism (along with its potential for increase in shareholder power) has sparked considerable debate. Advocates of increasing shareholder power insist that augmenting shareholders’ voting rights and influence over corporate affairs is vital not only for ensuring board and managerial accountability, but also for curbing fraud and other …
Board Diversity Revisited: New Rationale, Same Old Story?, Lisa M. Fairfax
Board Diversity Revisited: New Rationale, Same Old Story?, Lisa M. Fairfax
GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works
Recently, board diversity advocates have relied on market- or economic-based rationales to convince corporate America to increase the number of women and people of color in the boardroom, in lieu of moral or social justifications. This shift away from moral or social justifications has been deliberate, and it stems from a belief that corporate America would better respond to justifications that centered on the corporate bottom line. However, recent empirical data reveals that despite the increased reliance on, and apparent acceptance of, market- or economic-based rationales for board diversity, there has been little change in actual board diversity. This Article …