Research handbook on directors' duties / edited by Adolfo Paolini.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Evolving directors' duties in the common law world / Jennifer G. Hill -- Directors' duties in Canada : paintings in a stream? / Jeff MacIntosh -- Directors' duties in the UK / Andrea Lista -- Almost codified almost 20 years on : the effect of the Companies Act 1993 on the development of directors' duties in New Zealand / Susan Watson -- Directors' duties in Italy / Carlo Amatucci -- Directors' duties in China / Marcos Jaramillo -- A brief note on directors' duties of care and loyalty in Portugal / Pedro Pais de Vanconcelos -- The limits of directors' duties in fostering corporate social responsibility and the idea of a multi-stakeholder board / S.H. Goo and Désirée Klingler -- In loco parentis : directorial duties to consumers / Theresa A. Gabaldon -- Connections between ethics and directors' duties in Australia / Vivienne Brand -- Navigating financial turbulence : directors' duties in the face of insolvency / Michelle M. Harner -- Non-executive directors in financial institutions : a demanding standard of care / Adolfo Paolini -- The relationship between investors and corporations after the financial crisis / Anita Anand.