Future Directions

William Forbes and Lynn Hodgkinson
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William Forbes: Loughborough University

Chapter 9 in Corporate Governance in the United Kingdom: Past, Present and Future, 2015, pp 61-70 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter discusses briefly some unresolved problems we anticipate will loom large in future corporate governance research. Firstly we ask is the UK an optimal, or even a desirable, size of democratic state on which to design a system of corporate governance? Here the EU “in/out” referendum slated for 2017 will resolve much uncertainty. Secondly we point to the role and rights of whistle-blowers in exposing and thus righting poor governance. Such actions often arise either from selfless actions or personal ambition/spite. We ask if a more systematic framework of whistle-blower enabling leglisation is now necessary. We also suggest the following may be fruitful areas for future research: the impact of a binding vote on executive pay; the success of calls for increased board diversity and the further evaluation of private equity buyouts and exits.

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Institutional Investment; Private Equity; Cash Holding; Legal Origin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137451743_9

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