We live in a 'corporate world' in which powerful business corporations shape and influence the activities of nation states, their national economies and their social relations. Varieties of Capitalism, Corporate Governance and Employees looks at what it is that moulds the activities of the corporations themselves? Do some societies have 'styles' of regulation that enable corporations to operate freely in the pursuit of certain interests, where others are more constrained? And, if so, are Australian companies more inclined to pursue the financial interests of shareholders and owners at the expense of employees and creditors? Corporate governance may be guided in the pursuit of particular interests by many influences, including law, politics, capital and labour and other pressure groups. How these competing pressures balance out varies enormously from state to state. Bringing together the original research by lawyers, political economists and industrial relations scholars, Varieties of Capitalism, Corporate Governance and Employees is a first Australian contribution to these complex issues. Read more...
Varieties of capitalism, corporate governance and employment systems in Australia / Shelley Marshall, Richard Mitchell & Ian Ramsay --
Varieties of capitalism, corporate governance and employment relations under globalisation / Nick Wailes, Jim Kitay & Russell D. Lansbury --
Partnership, bargaining and production in 'liberal market' and 'co-ordinated market' economies / Richard Gough & Max Ogden --
Legal origin, legal families and the regulation of labour in Australia / Meredith Jones & Richard Mitchell --
What is labour law doing about 'partnership at work'? / Richard Mitchell & Anthony O'Donnell --
The market for corporate control at Tooth and Co. / Mark Westcott --
Corporate governance, shareholder primacy and the interests of employees / Meredith Jones, Shelley Marshall, Richard Mitchell & Ian Ramsay --
What do company directors think about partnerships between companies and their employees? / Meredith Jones & Shelley Marshall --
Does socially responsible investment influence employment relations? / John Lewer, John Burgess & Peter Waring --
Do Australian institutional investors aim to influence the human resource practices of investee companies? / Kirsten Anderson, Shelley Marshall & Ian Ramsay --
The role of 'light touch' labour regulation in advancing employee participation in corporate governance / John Howe.
