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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143682603321

Autore

Lipman Frederick D

Titolo

Corporate governance best practices [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for public, private, and not-for-profit organizations / / Frederick D. Lipman with L. Keith Lipman on information technology

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2006

ISBN

1-119-19719-8

1-280-55176-3

9786610551767

0-470-05629-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Collana

Wiley best practices

Altri autori (Persone)

LipmanL. Keith <1967->

Disciplina

658.4

Soggetti

Corporate governance

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Series from jacket.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Why is corporate governance important? -- Summary of major corporate governance principles and best practices -- Best practices to monitor risk in different organizational departments -- Monitoring and changing the corporate culture -- The internal audit function -- Compensation committees of public, private, and not-for-profit organizations -- Other committees -- Independent directors and their committees -- IT content: best corporate governance practices -- IT security best corporate governance practices -- Who can qualify for a public company audit committee? -- Public company audit committee: personal liability of audit committee members -- Minimum responsibilities of public company audit committees -- Other public company audit committee functions -- 30 best practice considerations for the public company audit committee -- Who is an independent auditor? -- Corporate governance for family-owned and other private businesses -- Corporate governance for not-for-profit organizations.

Sommario/riassunto

Praise for Corporate Governance Best Practices""A thorough and thoughtful guidebook on the governance lay of the land.""-Professor Charles M. Elson, Woolard Chair in Corporate Governance and Director



of Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, University of Delaware""Frederick Lipman provides a comprehensive approach to best corporate governance practices for all organizations, which is current, thoughtful, and practical. Directors and corporate governance personnel of public, private, and not-for-profit organizations must read this book.""-Professor Raphael H. Amit, D