| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 357 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Columbia Business School Publishing |
| Contents |
pt. 1: Broad perspectives on corporate governance. Value maximization, stakeholder theory, and the corporate objective function / Michael C. Jensen -- The state of U.S. corporate governance: What's right and what's wrong / Bengt Holmstrom and Steven N. Kaplan -- U.S. Corporate Governance: accomplishments and failings: a discussion with Michael Jensen and Robert Monks -- pt. 2: Internal governance: Boards and executive compensation. The director's new clothes (or, the myth of corporate accountability) / Robert Monks and Nell Minow -- Best practices in corporate governance: what two decades of research reveals / Anil Shivdasani and Marc Zenner -- Pay without performance: overview of the issues / Lucian A. Bebchuk and Jesse M. Fried -- Is U.S. CEO compensation broken? / John E. Core, Wayne R. Guay, and Randall S. Thomas -- pt. 3: External governance: ownership structure. Just say no to Wall Street: putting a stop to the earnings game / Joseph Fuller and Michael C. Jensen -- Identifying and attracting the "right" investors: evidence on the behavior of institutional investors / Brian Bushee -- U.S. family-run companies- they may be better than you think / Henry McVey and Jason Draho -- The evolution of shareholder activism in the United States / Stuart L. Gillan and Laura T. Starks -- pt. 4: External governance: the market for corporate control. Corporate control and the politics of finance / Michael C. Jensen -- Where M & A pays and where it strays: survey of the research / Robert Bruner -- Private equity, corporate governance, and the reinvention of the market for corporate control / Karen H. Wruck |
| Summary |
Corporate governance constitutes the internal and external institutions, markets, policies, and processes designed to help companies maximize their efficiency and value. In this collection of classic and current articles from the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, thought leaders such as Michael Jensen and Robert Monks discuss the corporate mission of value maximization and the accomplishments and limitations of U.S. governance in achieving that end.--[book cover] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Corporate governance -- United States
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Industrial management -- United States.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Corporate governance
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Industrial management
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Corporate Governance
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United States
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USA
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| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chew, Donald H., editor.
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Gillan, Stuart L., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780231519984 |
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0231519982 |
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