Essays about: "duty of loyalty"

Found 4 essays containing the words duty of loyalty.

  1. 1. A firm´s legal control over confidential information. A study on proactive management of trade secrets and post-employment obligations in an employment contract

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Sophia Arbman; [2020-10-02]
    Keywords : Confidential information; Trade secrets; Non-competition clauses; Non-disclosure clauses; Proactive management of confidential information;

    Abstract : Driven by an extreme pace of technological advancement, firms in the intellectualized economy are participants in an unprecedented race to innovate. To succeed in the business arena, firms must be smart in their approach to innovate in order to capture and control the very innovations that define them. READ MORE

  3. 2. Whistleblowing in the Swedish private sector - A legal framework in transition

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Michaela Hanzén; [2017]
    Keywords : the European Court of Human Rights.; the European Convention on Human Rights; the right to criticism; reprisals; the duty of loyalty; the freedom of expression; whistleblowing; whistleblowing in the Swedish private sector; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Uppsatsens huvudsakliga fokus är den pågående förändringen av regelverk gällande whistleblowing i Sverige. Syftet är att klargöra gällande rätt i Sverige för anställda i den privata sektorn genom ett överstatligt och nationellt perspektiv. READ MORE

  4. 3. Doing Good While Being Good : A study of the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and the Swedish Companies Act

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Djäken; [2016]
    Keywords : Aims of the Swedish Companies Act; Swedish Companies Act; SCA; company s interest; company s objects; contemporary CSR; corporate gifts; corporate governance; CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; CSR and Swedish corporate governance; de facto value transfers; duty of loyalty; duty of care; duties of the board; duties of the managing director; ESV; enlightened shareholder wealth maximization; executive compensation; fiduciary duties; profit purpose; purpose of the limited company; pluralist purpose; pyramidal ownership structure; value transfer framework; shareholder value model; shareholder primacy model; share buybacks; Swedish corporate governance; Swedish Code on Corporate Governance; ABL; aktiebolags syfte; aktiebolags vinstsyfte; aktiebolags verksamhetsföremål; aktieåterköp; aktieägarmodell; bolagsstyrelsens ansvar; CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; CSR och svensk bolagsstyrning; förtäckta värdeöverföringar; företagsgåvor; institutionella ägare; korsägande; pluralistiskt vinstsyfte; pyramidägande; Svensk kod för bolagsstyrning; svensk bolagsstyrning; upplyst aktieägarmodell; verkställande direktörs ansvar; värdeöverföringsreglerna; värdeöverföringar;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the current interrelationship between the provisions contained in the Swedish Company Act (2005:551) and activities related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) pursued by companies listed at Nasdaq Stockholm. The focal point of this thesis could be argued to be of particular relevance in this day and age, as companies listed at Nasdaq Stockholm continue to perform at the top of the league in global sustainability performance measurements, and Swedish and European legislators have intensified their efforts to encourage businesses to operate in a way that does not incur unacceptable social costs to society. READ MORE

  5. 4. Target Board Liability in Public Takeover Bids : An analysis under Swedish and Danish regulations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Malin Sullivan; [2013]
    Keywords : Target Board; Liability; Target Board Liability; Takeover; Swedish Takeover; Danish Takeover; Hostile Takeover; Målselskabsbestyrelse; erstatningsansvar; overtagelse; fjendtlig overtagelse; overtagelsestilbud; Målbolagsstyrelse; skadeståndsansvar; styrelseansvar; fientlig takeover; företagsförvärv; publikt bud;

    Abstract : The board has a central role in a limited liability company, as it manages the company’s affairs. When a takeover bid is made on the company, the Target Board’s role is ex­tended, as the Board undertakes certain obligations due to the takeover regulations. READ MORE