Corporate Management in a Knowledge-Based Economy / edited by Gianfranco Zanda.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-257) and index.

Company management : its historical evolution / Gianfranco Zanda -- The period in which power is associated with land ownership / Daniela Coluccia -- The first industrial revolution (c1760-c1870) / Daniela Coluccia -- The second industrial revolution (late 1800s and early 1900s) / Daniela Coluccia --The managerial revolution : the origin and growth of managerial capitalism (from the 19030s to the end of the 1970s) / Gianfranco Zanda -- The appearance and establishment of "Financial capitalism" / Gianfranco Zanda -- The efficient-market hypothesis (EMH) and financial crisis / Gianluca Oricchio -- Control of intangible resources and corporate management / Gianfranco Zanda -- Ethical foundations of corporate social responsibility : the contribution of Christian social thought / Helen Alford -- Patterns of management and their influence on business behavior / Silvia Solimene -- Summary and closing remarks -- Bibliography -- Index.

Corporate Management in a Knowledge-Based Economy traces the evolution of corporate governance over time, with a particular focus on the changing nature of power. This book incorporates theoretical work as well as practical applications to analyse these developments and explore emerging trends of the 21st century. It examines how the pursuit of profit maximization has resulted in governance failures and it focuses on the prospective role of business ethics (once again in the spotlight following the credit crisis) in helping reform flawed governance structures. It argues that, in the long term, a system based on ethics can maximize social responsibility, customer satisfaction, human capital development and economic targets.

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