This essential Research Handbook provides an in-depth analysis of the link between corporate governance and ethics. By bringing together internationally renowned scholars, it reflects upon pertinent trends and challenges within the field. Significantly, it illuminates the ethical foundations of corporate governance. Presenting nuanced viewpoints on topics such as the stakeholder turn of corporate governance, this Research Handbook presents comprehensive insights into essential subjects within ethics and governance. Chapters examine the complexities of sustainably creating value, as well as how corporate governance may aid in overcoming challenges such as inequality and value conflicts. Importantly, they address the ethical foundations of corporate governance while identifying important current and future research trends. The Research Handbook on Corporate Governance and Ethics will be perfect for scholars of business and management pursuing further research into corporate governance. It will additionally be beneficial for policymakers and practitioners seeking further information on the diversity of research perspectives within this field.

Till Talaulicar prasentiert eine umfassende normentheoretisch geleitete Analyse unternehmensethischer Kodizes und erarbeitet eine Kodextypologie, die auf gestaltungsrelevanten Kodexmerkmalen grundet. Hierzu wahlt er eine dezidiert gestaltungsorientierte Perspektive. Ziel ist es, die wesentlichen Gestaltungsdimensionen unternehmensethischer Kodizes zu ermitteln und Empfehlungen fur ihre zweckmassige Ausgestaltung zu entwickeln.
Die Arbeit wurde mit dem Wissenschaftspreis 2007 der Plansecur-Stiftung ausgezeichnet.
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The board of directors is legally responsible for setting the strategic direction of the firm and for ensuring the firm's long-term performance in almost all governance environments. However, many boards delegate the task of creating and executing the firm's strategy to a group of full-time professional managers. This separation between ownership and control creates many challenges for the modern-day firm, and the board's role in the strategy formation process is arguably the seminal governance challenge confronting boards today. Board Involvement in the Strategic Decision Making Process examines this seminal challenge.