Description:
This book brings together legal and economic perspectives to examine how organizational structures, incentives and behavioural factors shape the actions of firms and their decision-makers. It covers principal agent problems, corporate criminal and civil liability, sustainability and ESG governance, as well as emerging questions related to decentralization, DLT and blockchain. Further chapters address organisational challenges in corporate law, behavioural barriers in governance and practical financial decision-making. Overall, the volume highlights how law and economics jointly contribute to understanding and improving organisational behaviour.