Contents include: Introduction: Simon Deakin and Alan Hughes (ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge)Ethics and Shareholder Rights: John Hendry (Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge)Corporate Governance and Processes of Accountability: John Roberts (Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge)Patterns of Governance and Executive Pay and Dismissals: Andy Cosh, Alan Hughes, Alain Alcouffe and Joachim Schwalbach (ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Department of Economics, University of Social Sciences, Toulouse, Institute of Management, Humboldt University)Hostile Takeovers, Company Law and the Theory of the Firm: Simon Deakin and Giles Slinger (ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge)Corporate Governance and Relational Contracting: David Campbell (School of Financial Studies and Law, Sheffield Hallam University)Workers as Potential Stakeholders: Sally Wheeler (Faculty of Law, University of Leeds)Pension Rights and Corporate Restructuring: Theresa Ghilarducci (Department of Economics, University of Notre Dame, USA)The Impact of Corporate Strategies on Communities: Charles Craypo (Department of Economics, University of Notre Dame, USA)