Private Corporations And Their Control

First published in 1998. This is Volume X of the eighteen in the Sociology of Work and Organization series. Written in 1950 this book is part one concerned with the problems of private corporations and their control. By private corporations are meant associations formed to carry on some business undertaking, and possessing the attributes of a legal entity.

Spanning the work of Durkheim, Hollowell and Levy, this set was published at the inception of Industrial Relations and Business Studies. Sociologists were interested in the effect of economic and business activity on social institutions, and sought empirically to investigate the social consequences of industry and commerce for the community.

This is Volume XI of eighteen in a series on the Sociology of Work and Organisation. First published in 1950, this is a is part two and focuses on the legal problems of private corporations, including shareholders rights and duties, as well as management and control.