Special issue: Ethical finance and governance. Introduction

摘要

The articles for this issue of the Journal of Management and Governance were selected from papers delivered at a conference on Ethical Finance & Governance held at IPAG in Paris, France, in December 2011. The conference focused on governance mechanisms that can enhance performance and ethical behavior of firms and managers outside of the US context. The regions that are represented in these articles include both the European Union and Latin America, where the legal and institutional frameworks have been deemed by many observers to be less accommodative to shareholder rights and corporate social responsibility initiatives.