Title Keeping better company : corporate governance ten years on / Jonathan P. Charkham ; with Hélène Ploix

Edition [2nd ed.] Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 436 pages) Contents Intro; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1 THE ESSENCE OF GOVERNANCE; Introduction; The Basic Principles; The Ethical Dimension; Takeovers; Does Sound Governance Make a Difference?; Market Changes in the Five Countries; 2 GERMANY; Introduction; Background; Board structure; Shareholders; The Market; The Banks; The Basic Principles; The Developing Scene; Annex 2: The German Corporate Governance Code; 3 JAPAN; Introduction; The Law; Companies: The Japanese Universe; Shareholders; Japanese Companies: The Top Command; The Board of Directors; Annual General Meetings The BanksMergers and Hostile Bids; Summary; The Future; Annex 3A: Powers of Corporate Auditors; Annex 3B: Hitachi AGM; Annex 3C: The Role of the IRJC; Annex 3D: IRJC and the Kanebo case; Annex 3E: Sony's Distinctive Approach to Corporate Governance; Annex 3F: Toyota AGM; 4 FRANCE; Introduction; The Legal Framework; Governance; Company Shareholdings; The Stock Market; Sustainable Development, Stakeholders, Ethical Funds; Difficult Subjects; Annex 4A: Corporate Governance in the CAC 40; Annex 4B: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Directors Compensation 5 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAIntroduction; The Governance Machine at Work; The Banks; The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Shareholders; The Stock Market; Takeovers; Commentary; Future Developments; Annex 5: Audit Committee Requirements; 6 THE UNITED KINGDOM; General Background; Laws and 'Soft' Law; Sources of Finance; The Stock Exchange; Who Holds Shares and How; Directors and Boards; Reporting to the Shareholders; Shareholders' Rights and Activism; Corporate Governance: Commentators and Rating Systems; Trustees; Annual General Meetings Stakeholders and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMergers and Takeovers; Litigation; Internal Controls; Unquoted Companies; An Evaluation of the UK System; Envoi; Annex 6: The Combined Code 2003; 7 UNFINISHED BUSINESS; Introduction; The Rule of Law; Accounting and Auditing; The Oppression of Minorities; Shareholder Activism in Quoted Companies; The Governance of Banks; Whistle Blowing; Corporate Social Responsibility; Independent Directors; Envoi; Annex 7: The Role of International Organizations; List of References and Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R ST; U; V; W; Y; Z Summary This edition of this acclaimed and well-established book compares a range of national corporate governance regimes. In turn, the author describes both the business environment and the particular structures of company organization in five major industrial countries: Germany, Japan, France, the USA, and the UK Notes Previous edition published as: Keeping good company. Oxford : Clarendon, 1994 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Corporate governance. Corporate governance -- Case studies Corporate governance -- Cross-cultural studies BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Workplace Culture. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Corporate Governance. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Leadership. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Development. Corporate governance Genre/Form Case studies Cross-cultural studies Form Electronic book Author Ploix, Hélène. Charkham, Jonathan P. Keeping good company ISBN 9780191553943 0191553948 1423753151 9781423753155 9781280759369 1280759364

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