Corporate governance in modern financial capitalism Old Mutual's hostile takeover of Skandia
This insightful book focuses upon corporate governance processes, and explores the conditions required for effective corporate governance and control in 21st century globalized and financialized economies. In presenting a comprehensive study of a cross-border hostile corporate take-over process, des...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham
Edward Elgar
c2010
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This insightful book focuses upon corporate governance processes, and explores the conditions required for effective corporate governance and control in 21st century globalized and financialized economies. In presenting a comprehensive study of a cross-border hostile corporate take-over process, describing the actors, institutions and events involved, this book examines and questions the current forms of corporate governance and control-- both from a national and a global perspective. Using Old Mutual's takeover of Skandia as a case study, the authors address corporate governance theory, and highlight its two fundamental dimensions: financial and operational flows pt. I. On corporate control and governance processes in financial capitalism -- pt. II. A case overview -- pt. III. A target company : Skandia before April 2004 -- pt. IV. The actors in the Skandia takeover : Skandia 2004 -- pt. V. Old Mutual goes for Skandia (December 2004 to August 2005) -- pt. VI. Old Mutual acquires Skandia (Summer 2005 to Spring 2006) -- pt. VII. Conclusions |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 429 p ill |
| ISBN: | 9781848446847 1848446845 9781849805339 |