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On the Purpose and Objective of the Corporation
Nouvel article sur la raison d’être par Martin Lipton et al. : « On the Purpose and Objective of the Corporation » (Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, 5 août 2020). Extrait : Recent events—notably including the pandemic, its disparate impact on various segments of society, and the focus on inequality and injustice arising in the wake of […] Lire la suite
For Whom is the Corporation Managed in 2020?
Encore un papier sur le fameux « purpose » du droit des sociétés par actions. C’est le professeur Edward Rock qui s’y attaque dans un article intitulé « For Whom is the Corporation Managed in 2020?: The Debate over Corporate Purpose » (European Corporate Governance Institute – Law Working Paper No. 515/2020, 1er mai 2020). Résumé : A high profile […] Lire la suite
Should Corporations Have a Purpose?
Belle question que se posent Jill Fisch et Steven Davidoff Solomon dans un travail de recherche de l’ECGI « Should Corporations Have a Purpose? ». Résumé : The hot topic in corporate governance is the debate over corporate purpose and, in particular, whether corporations should shift their purpose from the pursuit of shareholder wealth to pursuing a broader […] Lire la suite