| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 657 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Origins and development -- 1. The evolution of corporate governance / R.I. Tricker -- 2. In the best interest of the corporation : directors' duties in the wake of the global financial crisis / Margaret M. Blair -- 3. Limited liability companies / Mark J. Loewenstein -- 4. Theoretical and methodological perspectives / Joan MacLeod Heminway -- pt. 2. Markets and regulation -- 5. The juridical nature of the firm / Simon Deakin -- 6. The ascent of shareholder monitoring and strategic partnering : the dual functions of the corporate board / Michael Useem -- 7. An economic analysis of fair value : a critique of international financial reporting standards / Vincent Bignon, Yuri Biondi and Xavier Ragot -- pt. 3. Boards and directors : leadership and accountability -- 8. Boards and board effectiveness / Hans van Ees and Gerwin van der Laan -- 9. Between the letter and the spirit : defensive and extensive modes of compliance with the UK Code of Corporate Governance / John Roberts -- 10. Boards' contribution to strategy and innovation / Allessandro Zattoni and Amedeo Pugliese -- 11. Board leadership and value creation : an extended team production approach / Morten Huse and Jonas Gabrielsson -- pt. 4. Boards and directors : new challenges and directions -- 12. Changing scenes in and around the boardroom : UK Corporate Governance in practice from 1989 to 2010 / Annie Pye, Szymon Kaczmarek and Satomi Kimino -- 13. Board evaluations : contemporary thinking and practice / Gavin Nicholson, Geoffrey Kiel and Jennifer Ann Tunny -- 14. Women and the governance of corporate boards / Ruth Sealy and Susan Vinnicombe -- 15. Diversity among senior executives and board directors / Sabina Nielsen -- pt. 5. Competing governance regimes -- 16. Global convergence in corporate governance? What a difference 10 years make / Douglas M. Branson -- 17. A bundle perspective to comparative corporate governance / Ruth V. Aguilera, Kurt A. Desender and Luiz Ricardo Kabbach de Castro -- 18. Family-owned Asian business groups and corporate governance / Marie dela Rama -- 19. The limitations of corporate governance best practices / Shann Turnbull -- pt. 6. Dilemmas of corporate governance -- 20. Executive compensation, pay-for-performance and the institutions of executive pay setting / Martin J. Conyon and Simon I. Peck -- 21. In the name of shareholder value : how executive pay and stock buybacks are damaging the US economy / William Lazonick -- 22. Governance, innovation and finance / Ciaran Driver -- 23. The governance and regulation of complex conglomerates / John H. Farrar -- pt. 7. Emerging issues : governance and sustainability -- 24. Markets, regulation and governance : the causes of the global financial crisis / Thomas Clarke -- 25. Corporate governance and the global financial crisis : the regulatory response / Alice Klettner -- 26. International corporate responsibility / Paul Redmond -- 27. Governance for sustainability : challenges for theory and practice / Suzanne Benn |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Corporate governance
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Clarke, Thomas
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Branson, Douglas M
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Sage eReference (Online service)
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| ISBN |
9781446200995 (electronic bk.) |
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144620099X (electronic bk.) |
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