Corporate Governance for a Century -- The Evolution of Corporate Governance in the United States and Germany

Author: (American) O'Sullivan, translated by Huang Yiyi et al.
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Features: This book is a historical work on the evolution of corporate governance in the United States and Germany over a century. Mary O'Sullivan convincingly explains corporate governance issues in the U.S. and Germany through the integrated use of historical and comparative research methods, pioneering the study of corporate governance history. The book begins with innovation, new resource allocation, and governance, first providing a comprehensive description of the U.S. corporate governance system, which originated as the economic birthplace of companies and led global corporate reforms, followed by a summary of the changes in German corporate governance. The book is filled with examples of corporate governance in the U.S. and Germany, detailing the foundation, evolution, and challenges of management control in both countries. For readers seeking to understand how corporate governance in the U.S. and Germany evolved into their current models and its impact on overall economic performance, providing valuable insights for modern corporate governance, this book is undoubtedly the ideal choice.