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What is corporate governance?

A comprehensive overview of one of today's most important and controversial topics The need for sound corporate governance is the #1 item on many people's agendas today, from corporate directors and decision makers to investors looking to shield themselves from the next Enron-type disaster. But what exactly constitutes sound governance? And what should directors and managers do to ensure they can meet their governance responsibilities--whether legal, moral, or both? What Is Corporate Governance? provides readers with concise yet comprehensive coverage of this hot-button subject. Following the reader-friendly format of McGraw- Hill's highly successful What Is . . . series, this one-stop overview of corporate governance features: Explanations of the laws and regulations that apply to corporate governance Insights into the duties--and liabilities--of corporate directors Discussion of the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on corporate governance issues

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[MNJ-LIB-57]

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nyu : McGraw-Hill., c2005

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viii, 102 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Language

English

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9780071444484

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HD2741 .W48 2005

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corporate governance
United States

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Table of contents : Terms of Use......Page 5 Want to learn more?......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 Acknowledgments......Page 9 Introduction......Page 13 What Is Corporate Governance?......Page 14 Governance Makes a Difference......Page 15 The Stakeholder Concept......Page 16 Notes......Page 18 Who Makes the Rules?......Page 19 Who Is Responsible for Governing the Affairs of a Public Corporation?......Page 20 What Are the Responsibilities of Directors?......Page 22 Dealing with Hostile Takeover Offers......Page 25 Interpretation of the Duty of Care......Page 26 The Duty of Loyalty in Practice......Page 27 Notes......Page 28 Introduction......Page 31 The Size of the Board......Page 32 The Terms of Directors......Page 33 Who Selects Directors in a Public Company?......Page 34 The Selection Process for New Directors......Page 35 Maintaining Board Effectiveness......Page 41 Summary......Page 42 The Bylaws......Page 43 The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders......Page 45 Defensive Measures......Page 46 The Election of Corporate Officers......Page 47 The Board Committees......Page 49 The Board Meeting......Page 54 CEO Succession and Selection......Page 59 The Working Relationship Between the Board and the CEO......Page 65 Evaluating the Performance of the CEO......Page 66 Introduction......Page 69 Pay for Performance......Page 70 Considerations in Setting Compensation......Page 71 The CEO Compensation Package......Page 73 Summary......Page 80 Board Relationships......Page 81 Directors' Knowledge of the Business......Page 82 The Goals of the Corporation......Page 84 Risk Management......Page 85 Execution......Page 86 Making Difficult Decisions......Page 87 Introduction......Page 91 Strengthening Corporate Responsibility Through Governance......Page 92 Enhanced Financial Disclosures......Page 94 Summary......Page 96 Introduction......Page 99 Individual Problems......Page 100 Collective Board Problems......Page 102 Conclusions......Page 107 Index......Page 109 About the Authors......Page 114

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