Projects
Innovation and corporate governance. KU Leuven
Short-termism in corporate governance: a continental European perspective. University of Antwerp
Whistleblowing as an element of corporate governance: ethical risks and sense-makin Ghent University
Research into: 1. relation between prescriptive initiatives in a particular society (government, interest group) with regard to whistleblowing and the mentioning thereof in corporate governance codes for that society, 2. experiences of different stakeholders with internal whistleblowing procedures according to various modalities (anonymous/confidential, in-house/outsourced, recipients, U+2026)
The use of artificial intelligence in corporate decision-making at board level: a legal analysis Ghent University
Over the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has steadily emerged in the boardrooms of innovative companies. These companies employ AI to assist human directors, and in a few cases even try to replace a human director. However, existing company laws are not adapted to the implementation of AI at this level of corporate decision-making, as these frameworks are tailored to human decision-makers. This creates legal uncertainty about the ...
Efficient corporate decision-making. Challenges of an increasing diversification of share ownership in Europe. KU Leuven
International relocations of corporate headquarters: The role of CEOs, shareholders, and the public KU Leuven
International relocations of corporate headquarters (CHQs) often enable firms to realize tax savings, but such savings imply a loss of tax revenues for the domestic government. Although these corporate benefits and societal costs are likely to be valued differently within and across groups of stakeholders, extant research sheds little light on the role of stakeholders in tax-driven CHQ relocations. We aim to offer more insight into that role ...
Intra-industry benchmarking of discretionary disclosure content in corporate reporting. University of Antwerp
The Actio Pauliana : a sleeping beauty in the corporate wood KU Leuven
A debtor may elude his creditor by making himself insolvent, e.g. by transferring assets to a friend for free. Under certain conditions, however, a court can allow the creditor to set aside the transaction by which his debtor caused of exacerbated his own insolvency. In Continental legal traditions, this legal remedy is known as the (actio) pauliana. It is a remedy (i) of a creditor (ii) against the beneficiary (iii) of an act committed by ...