At the end of the twentieth century, a period began in Russia when the denationalization of the economy took place. As a result of this, the intensive development of new organizational and legal forms in the economy, a significant liberalization of public relations. These trends served as an objective reason for the social regulators to stand out - corporate norms.
But until now, there is no single concept and understanding in the interpretation of this phenomenon. There are scientific searches in this industry, but they are carried out exclusively in the labor and civil law aspects, when there is no serious theoretical analysis of the problem.
In Russian management, the concepts of "law" and "corporate norms" are considered in close interconnection. Therefore, the definition of this phenomenon will be produced from a legal point of view.
Corporate norms are special regulators of public relations that arise within organizations, formal labor collectives, in educational institutions, and unions of entrepreneurs. Usually they are also registered in the documents of non-state and non-profit corporations.
But as was noted, the polarity of opinions regarding the existing interpretations of the concept of "corporate norms" leads inevitably in practice to law enforcement and law-making mistakes.
The main problem is that they relate to social rules. Therefore, corporate standards relate to the behavior of members of a particular structure that could be formed in the process of their relationship with each other. They have the same (as social) specific attributes.
First, corporate norms are standards and patterns of behavior.
Secondly, they are intended to regulate certain social relations.
Thirdly, such standards are intended for continuous use and are mandatory.
Fourth, their existence is ensured by the availability of appropriate means and associations of people.
Fifth, corporate norms have a general, non-individual character and regulatory functions.
Sixth, they are available in any organization.
Corporate standards have a certain subjective orientation, are intended for a normatively defined, quantifiable and personified circle of persons. The largest group involved in their field of activity is the work collective in the organization. It consists of workers who carry out specific labor duties on the job and which must correspond to the staffing table. The labor activity of such persons is in many ways recommended to be regulated with the help of local norms.
Among the subjects of corporate norms, one can distinguish not only collective, but also individual entities. Let us dwell in more detail on this issue.
Collective entities are:
1. Business companies (mean pool of capital). In accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation there are certain types. First of all, we are talking about a limited liability company (LLC), a joint-stock company (JSC) and a company with additional liability.
2. Business partnerships (organizations that are an association of persons). These are several types. They exist in two main forms: full and partnership in faith.
Individual entities that are affected by corporate standards are individuals. They must have fixed obligations and rights.
A special place is occupied by the body of a legal entity, which is considered a full-fledged subject of corporate rules.