Boards of Directors in European Companies

Reshaping and Harmonising Their Organisation and Duties

Author: Karsten Sorensen; Hanne Birkmose; Mette Neville

The Editors. List of Contributors. List of Tables. List of Figures. 1. Introduction; H. Birkmose, M. Neville K. Engsig Sørensen. PART I. Duties of Directors. 2. Mapping Directors’ Duties: Strategies and Trends in the EU; C. Gerner-Beuerle, E.-P. Schuster. 3. Directors’ Conflicts of Interest: A Contribution to European Convergence; P. Krüger Andersen, D. Kristensen Balshøj. 4. Directors’ Duties in Groups of Companies: Legalizing the Interest of Group at the European Level; P.-H. Conac. 5. Directors’ Duties to Engage Shareholders; H. S. Birkmose.6. The Risk Management Duties of the Board of Directors; C. van der Elst. 7. Directors’ Duties and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); B. Sjåfjell, L. Anker-Sørensen . 8. Boards in SMEs: Do They Enhance Good Governance? M. Neville . PART II. Organization of the Board of Directors. 9. Independent Directors: After the Crisis; W.-G. Ringe. 10. Active Owners and Accountable Directors; J. Lau Hansen. 11. Nomination of Members for the Board of Directors: A Swedish Version of Wag the Dog? J. Andersson. 12. The Europewide Movement towards a Gender Quota at Board Level; C. Teichmann, C. Langes. 13. Understanding the Role of the Board of Directors: What Is the Right Balance Between Managerial Oversight and Value Creation? J. A. McCahery, E. P.M. Vermeulen, M. Hisatake .14. Disqualifying Directors in the EU; K. Engsig Sørensen . 15. An Overview of the Executive Remuneration Issue Across the Crisis; G. Ferrarini, M.-C. Ungureanu. Bibliography.