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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140950503321

Titolo

Corporate governance [[electronic resource] ] : a synthesis of theory, research, and practice / / editors, H. Kent Baker and Ronald Anderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2010

ISBN

0-470-87795-2

1-282-78280-0

9786612782800

1-118-25843-6

0-470-87794-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (689 p.)

Collana

The Robert W. Kolb series in finance

Altri autori (Persone)

BakerH. Kent <1944-> (Harold Kent)

AndersonRonald

Disciplina

338.6

Soggetti

Corporate governance

Industrial management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Corporate Governance: A Synthesis of Theory, Research, and Practice; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part One: Background and Perspectives on Corporate Governance; Part Two: Internal Governance; Part Three: External Governance; Part Four: Answers to Chapter Discussion Questions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A detailed look at the importance of corporate governance in today's business world The importance of corporate governance became dramatically clear at the beginning of the twenty-first century as a series of corporate meltdowns from managerial fraud, misconduct, and negligence caused a massive loss of shareholder wealth. As part of the Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance, this book provides a comprehensive view of the shareholder-manager relationship and examines the current state of governance mechanisms in mitigating the principal-agent conflict. This book also offers informe