Icarus in the boardroom [[electronic resource] ] : the fundamental flaws in corporate America and where they came from / / David Skeel

• Autore: Skeel David A. <1961->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (261 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.0973
• Soggetto topico: Corporate governance - United States; Directors of corporations - United States; Industrial management - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-234) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Jay Cooke and the birth of America's first large scale corporations -- The gilded age and the crisis of competition -- Icarus meets the New Deal -- "I want to be like Mike" : LBO's and the new corporate governance -- Enron, WorldCom, and the transformation of Icarus -- "The most sweeping securities law reforms since the New Deal" -- "We have met the corporation and it is us."
• Sommario/riassunto: 1. Jay Cooke and the Birth of America's First Large Scale Corporation2. The Gilded Age and the Crisis of Competition3. Icarus Meets the New Deal4. I Want to Be Like Mike: LBO's and the New Corporate Governance5. Enron, WorldCom and the Transformation of Icarus6. ""The Most Sweeping Securities Law Reforms Since the New Deal""7. ""We Have Met the Corporation and it is Us""
• Titolo autorizzato: Icarus in the boardroom
• ISBN: 1-280-42819-8; 0-19-534659-9; 1-4237-5826-9; 1-60256-514-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457510203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Law and current events masters.