The Book 'Property in Work - The Employment Relationship in the Anglo-American Firm' Offers a Refreshing New Perspective on How a More Socially Desirable Balance between Economic Flexibility and Job Security May Be Achieved.DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50580) has announced the addition of 'Property in Work - The Employment Relationship in the Anglo-American Firm' to their offering. The notion of property in work has deep historical roots in the common law tradition, but is yet to receive the attention it deserves. In this timely and thought-provoking book, Wanjiru Njoya contrasts ideas of ownership and property rights in English, American and European labour law, and considers their practical implications. The author's contention that shared ownership within a stakeholder theory As originally detailed by R. Edward Freeman (1984), stakeholder theory identifies and models the groups which are stakeholders of a corporation, and both describes and recommends methods by which management can give due regard to the interests of those groups. of the firm allows better protection of both shareholders and employees interests in the large public corporation, puts employee-participation firmly back on the corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. agenda. The book offers a refreshing new perspective on how a more socially desirable balance between economic flexibility and job security may be achieved. About the Author/Editor Wanjiru Njoya teaches law at St Johns College, University of Oxford, UK. She is also a member of the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford, UK. Key Topics: * Preface * Introduction: corporations, workers and property * Work property and liberty * Ownership of the firm * Efficiency and shareholder primacy pri·ma·cy n. pl. pri·ma·cies 1. The state of being first or foremost. 2. Ecclesiastical The office, rank, or province of primate. * The legal framework * Conclusion: corporations, workers and property * Bibliography * Index Reviews: As Dr Njoya observes in this timely and thought-provoking book: "The notion of property in work, despite its deep roots in the Anglo-American legal tradition, has not received the consideration it deserves". Her important volume rises to the challenge of remedying this deficiency. Its argument that the notion of workers property rights in their jobs is of venerable legal lineage LINEAGE. Properly speaking lineage is the relationship of persons in a direct line; as the grandfather, the father, the son, the grandson, &c. and is no modern pretender is illuminating il·lu·mi·nate v. il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing, il·lu·mi·nates v.tr. 1. To provide or brighten with light. 2. To decorate or hang with lights. 3. , and its contention that the notion can play a significant role in striking a just balance between the interests of shareholders and employees in the modern, publicly-owned corporation merits close consideration. This book puts "property in work" back on the agenda and it should appeal to all those, on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond, with an interest in employment law. Professor John Keown, Georgetown University Georgetown University, in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.; Jesuit; coeducational; founded 1789 by John Carroll, chartered 1815, inc. 1844. Its law and medical schools are noteworthy, and its archives are especially rich in letters and manuscripts by and , USA It will certainly prove controversial...not everyone will agree with its initial assumptions, but the quality of explanation throughout is outstanding. The arguments are impressively watertight. Overall, an exceptionally fine book. Dr Michael Hurst Michael Eric Hurst, (ONZM) (born September 20, 1957 in Lancashire, England) is a New Zealand actor, director and writer, mostly on stage and television. He is probably best known internationally for playing Iolaus in the television programs and companion series . , Emeritus e·mer·i·tus adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. Fellow, St Johns College Oxford, UK For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50580 |
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