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Comment On Dunfee, A. A. Sommer Jr.
Comment On Dunfee, A. A. Sommer Jr.
Law and Contemporary Problems
Sommer comments on the framework provided by Dunfee in which managers can make rational--and rationalized--decisions as to when ethical considerations may supersede shareholder interests.
Banded Contracts, Mediating Institutions, And Corporate Governance: A Naturalist Analysis Of Contractual Theories Of The Firm, Timothy L. Fort, James J. Noone
Banded Contracts, Mediating Institutions, And Corporate Governance: A Naturalist Analysis Of Contractual Theories Of The Firm, Timothy L. Fort, James J. Noone
Law and Contemporary Problems
Fort and Noone relate business ethics to notions of transcendence found in nature and anthropology. They address the notion of contracts within corporate legal theory because contracts are used as a model both by those who advocate minimalist, agency business duties and by others who propound a broad business ethic.
Corporate Governance In A Market With Morality, Thomas W. Dunfee
Corporate Governance In A Market With Morality, Thomas W. Dunfee
Law and Contemporary Problems
Dunfee analyzes the implications for corporate governance of the existence of morality within consumer and capital markets. Analysis of the role of moral desires within markets represents a new way of looking at the long-standing debate concerning the social responsibility of corporations.
Private Litigation And The Deterrence Of Corporate Misconduct, James D. Cox
Private Litigation And The Deterrence Of Corporate Misconduct, James D. Cox
Law and Contemporary Problems
Cox discusses the linkage between private litigation and the deterrence of corporate misconduct.
Commentary On The Limits Of Compensation And Deterrence In Legal Remedies, William T. Allen
Commentary On The Limits Of Compensation And Deterrence In Legal Remedies, William T. Allen
Law and Contemporary Problems
Allen comments on papers written by James Cox and Deborah DeMott regarding the deterrence of corporate misconduct. He examines the limits of compensation and deterrence as legal remedies.
Reforming The Private Sector’S Role In Deterring Corporate Misconduct, Stanley Sporkin
Reforming The Private Sector’S Role In Deterring Corporate Misconduct, Stanley Sporkin
Law and Contemporary Problems
Sporkin discusses how the private sector has often had to fend for itself when it comes to deterring corporate misconduct.
Organizational Incentives To Care About The Law, Deborah A. Demott
Organizational Incentives To Care About The Law, Deborah A. Demott
Law and Contemporary Problems
DeMott discusses the fit between agency doctrine and the ability of organizations to obey or disregard the law. The opinion in "In re Caremark International Inc. Derivative Litigation" is central to DeMott's analysis.
Commentary, Sheldon H. Elsen
Commentary, Sheldon H. Elsen
Law and Contemporary Problems
Elsen comments on articles by Deborah DeMott and James Cox. He agrees with them that the rules governing conduct are often different from the rules written in compliance programs and as part of codes of conduct.
Comment On Lynch, Michael B. Mukasey
Comment On Lynch, Michael B. Mukasey
Law and Contemporary Problems
Mukasey offers a comment on Gerard E. Lynch's article concerning the role of criminal law in policing corporate misconduct.
Comment On Lynch, Kenneth J. Bialkin
Comment On Lynch, Kenneth J. Bialkin
Law and Contemporary Problems
Bialkin offers a comment on Gerard E. Lynch's article on the role of criminal law in policing corporate misconduct.
The Role Of Criminal Law In Policing Corporate Misconduct, Gerard E. Lynch
The Role Of Criminal Law In Policing Corporate Misconduct, Gerard E. Lynch
Law and Contemporary Problems
Lynch explores what it means or should mean to argue that a business misconduct matter is or isn't a "criminal case."
Crime And Custom In Corporate Society: A Cultural Perspective On Corporate Misconduct, John M. Conley, William M. O'Barr
Crime And Custom In Corporate Society: A Cultural Perspective On Corporate Misconduct, John M. Conley, William M. O'Barr
Law and Contemporary Problems
Conley and O'Barr take an anthropological perspective on three cases of alleged corporate misconduct--car dealer discrimination, Archer Daniels Midland, and the tobacco industry trials.