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Morrell, Kevin and Clark, Ian (2010) Private equity and the public good. Journal of Business Ethics, Vol.96 (No.2). pp. 249-263. doi:10.1007/s10551-010-0463-8 ISSN 0167-4544.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-010-0463-8
Abstract
The dominance of agency theory can reduce our collective scope to analyse private equity in all its diversity and depth. We contribute to theorisation of private equity by developing a contrasting perspective that draws on a rich tradition of virtue ethics. In doing so, we juxtapose ‘private equity’ with ‘public good’ to develop points of rhetorical and analytical contrast. We develop a typology differentiating various forms of private equity, and focus on the ‘take private’ form. These takeovers are where private equity funds are used to buy all a firm’s publicly listed shares. Take private deals reduce reporting requirements and lessen the amount of public scrutiny a firm comes under. They allow greater control of a firm’s assets and resources but also have effects in terms of the wider social fabric. The ‘public good’ and virtue ethics offer an alternative basis for theorisation of these deals. This provides a needed contrast to accounts of private equity based on agency theory.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > International Centre for Governance & Public Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Business Ethics | ||||
Publisher: | Springer Netherlands | ||||
ISSN: | 0167-4544 | ||||
Official Date: | 2010 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.96 | ||||
Number: | No.2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 249-263 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s10551-010-0463-8 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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