Reconceptualising corporate compliance : responsibility, freedom and the law /
Donovan, Anna H. L. P.,
Reconceptualising corporate compliance : responsibility, freedom and the law / Anna Donovan. - First edition. - 1 online resource (272 pages). - Contemporary studies in corporate law . - Contemporary studies in corporate law .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Capitalism's compliance crisis -- Creative compliance in practice -- Constructing compliance : freedom to choose? -- Motivating compliance : freedom to act? -- Compliance, predictability and the market order -- The (ostensible) equality paradox : privilege and obligation -- A person without personality : the fiduciary ladder of corporate 'personhood' -- It is called capitalism : towards a new market integrity.
Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.
"This book offers a comprehensive examination of the issues surrounding corporate compliance. Corporate compliance standards are often the subject of significant public debate. Recent media scrutiny of the tax strategies of complex multinationals revealed that, notwithstanding prior scandals such as Enron, Worldcom and Parmalat, corporations continue to adopt compliance practices that, whilst technically legal, fundamentally undermine the intention (or spirit) of the law. However, the question of corporate compliance is not simply a matter of fiscal policy but goes to the core of our understanding of corporate responsibility within society. As we enter the fourth industrial revolution, and as we continue to bear witness, these matters remain of fundamental and pressing importance. Yet why is it that technical compliance is so widely rejected by society yet so widely adopted and defended by corporate actors? Why is it that regulatory responses to each corporate scandal seem unable to prevent future transgressions? Why is it that otherwise law-abiding citizens act contrary to their personal values when making compliance decisions within a corporation? In this book, Dr Donovan responds to these questions by providing a persuasive argument for the legitimate role of spirited compliance within a market economy. In doing so, she employs the lens of classical liberal ideology, challenging the widespread view that technical compliance is simply 'capitalism.' However, finding a normative foundation for spirited compliance only addresses one part of the problem. In an examination that has relevance beyond the compliance arena, the author also explores why and how corporate architecture contributes to the often atypical decisions that individuals make when acting within a corporate environment. The book draws upon behavioural psychology to answer this question and offers insights into how the often-elusive goal of corporate behavioural change can be achieved"--
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781509918775
10.5040/9781509918775 doi
Corporate governance--Law and legislation.
Social responsibility of business--Law and legislation.
Corporations--Corrupt practices.
Ethics and compliance officers.
Business ethics.
Company law
Electronic books.
K1318 / .D66 2021eb
346/.0664
Reconceptualising corporate compliance : responsibility, freedom and the law / Anna Donovan. - First edition. - 1 online resource (272 pages). - Contemporary studies in corporate law . - Contemporary studies in corporate law .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Capitalism's compliance crisis -- Creative compliance in practice -- Constructing compliance : freedom to choose? -- Motivating compliance : freedom to act? -- Compliance, predictability and the market order -- The (ostensible) equality paradox : privilege and obligation -- A person without personality : the fiduciary ladder of corporate 'personhood' -- It is called capitalism : towards a new market integrity.
Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.
"This book offers a comprehensive examination of the issues surrounding corporate compliance. Corporate compliance standards are often the subject of significant public debate. Recent media scrutiny of the tax strategies of complex multinationals revealed that, notwithstanding prior scandals such as Enron, Worldcom and Parmalat, corporations continue to adopt compliance practices that, whilst technically legal, fundamentally undermine the intention (or spirit) of the law. However, the question of corporate compliance is not simply a matter of fiscal policy but goes to the core of our understanding of corporate responsibility within society. As we enter the fourth industrial revolution, and as we continue to bear witness, these matters remain of fundamental and pressing importance. Yet why is it that technical compliance is so widely rejected by society yet so widely adopted and defended by corporate actors? Why is it that regulatory responses to each corporate scandal seem unable to prevent future transgressions? Why is it that otherwise law-abiding citizens act contrary to their personal values when making compliance decisions within a corporation? In this book, Dr Donovan responds to these questions by providing a persuasive argument for the legitimate role of spirited compliance within a market economy. In doing so, she employs the lens of classical liberal ideology, challenging the widespread view that technical compliance is simply 'capitalism.' However, finding a normative foundation for spirited compliance only addresses one part of the problem. In an examination that has relevance beyond the compliance arena, the author also explores why and how corporate architecture contributes to the often atypical decisions that individuals make when acting within a corporate environment. The book draws upon behavioural psychology to answer this question and offers insights into how the often-elusive goal of corporate behavioural change can be achieved"--
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781509918775
10.5040/9781509918775 doi
Corporate governance--Law and legislation.
Social responsibility of business--Law and legislation.
Corporations--Corrupt practices.
Ethics and compliance officers.
Business ethics.
Company law
Electronic books.
K1318 / .D66 2021eb
346/.0664