Description

Corporations and Directors includes a detailed historical review of the development of corporations - from the ancient corporations and early Christian monasteries through to the colonial corporations of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. It also examines the legal basis of the modern corporation, including the profit and not-for-profit distinction.

Table of Contents

1. The Corporation: Characteristics and History:

• The Characteristics of a Corporation

• Ancient Corporations

• Religious Corporations

• English Boroughs and Municipal Corporations

• Guilds

• Early University Corporations

• The Great Trading Companies

• Colonial Corporations

• Summary

2. The Legal Basis and the Profit/Not-for-Profit Dichotomy:

• Introduction
• The Legal Basis of the Corporation
• The Profit/Not-for-Profit Dichotomy

3. The Role of the Director: A Review of Current Literature:

• Introduction
• The Broad Role of the Director
• Specific Elements of Board Activity and Organization
• Summary

4. Findings from the Interviews:

• Introduction
• The Broad Role of the Director
• Specific Elements of Board Activity and Organization
• Universities
• Summary

5. Conclusions:

• Mace and Ross
• The Tendency for Corporations to Become Close
• The Issue of Representation
• Autonomy and the Corporate Director
• Appendices
• Bibliography
• Index