The Governance System for CSR(corporate social responsibility)

• Project/Area Number: 21730087
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Civil law
• Research Institution: Kumamoto University
• Principal Investigator: YAMAGUCHI Sachiyo 熊本大学, 法学部, 准教授 (00368408)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: 商法 / 従業員 / 労働者 / 経営者 / 責任 / 企業 / 安全配慮義務 / 会社法 / 過労死 / CSR / 企業の会社的責任 / コーポレート・ガバナンス / 企業の社会的責任

Research Abstract

The purpose of this study is finding any approach for socially-sound management of companies from company(corporate) law-or corporate governance. perspective.
Companies have to take care of the interest of their stakeholders when they are managed and among all employees are the very important for their companies going well.
This study focuses on the liability of the directors(and auditors) for employees on s. 423 Japanese Company Law.
It brings to a temporary conclusion that the liability system may encourage company management to take care of the interest of employee as well as their shareholder.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 会社の役員が従業員に対して負う会社法上の責任のあり方(上) (2010)
  • Author(s): 山口幸代
  • Journal Title: ビジネス法務 Volume: 10月号 Pages: 116-121
• [Journal Article] 会社の役員が従業員に対して負う会社法上の責任のあり方(下) (2010)
  • Author(s): 山口幸代
  • Journal Title: ビジネス法務 Volume: 11月号 Pages: 136-143
• [Journal Article] 環境法における事業者概念-会社法および民法の影響-(翻訳) (2009)
  • Author(s): 山口幸代
  • Journal Title: 熊本法学 Volume: 117巻 Pages: 47-40
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 環境法における事業者概念-会社法および民法の影響-(翻訳) (2009)
  • Author(s): シュピンドラー(蓍)、山口幸代(翻訳)
  • Journal Title: 熊本法学 117 Pages: 47-70
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 会社の役員は従業員に対して会社法上の損害賠償責任を負うのか (2009)
  • Author(s): 山口幸代
  • Organizer: 「会社法と労働法の交錯問題」研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪市立大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-12-28