Financial times briefing on corporate governance / / Brian Finch

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910151789203321
• Autore: Finch Brian
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Harlow, England : , : Financial Times Prentice Hall, , [2011]; ©2011
• ISBN: 0-273-74598-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (214 pages)
• Collana: Financial Times briefings
• Disciplina: 658
• Soggetti: Corporate governance
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Financial times briefings -- Fast answers to critical business decisions -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Part one in brief -- The executive précis -- Introduction -- Effects of improved corporate governance -- What is forcing improvements in governance? -- Debate on corporate governance -- What is still to be done? -- What is it? what do i need to know? -- Introduction -- The separation of management and ownership -- The modern background to corporate governance -- What is it for? -- Who is it for? -- The community and governance -- The objectives of good corporate governance -- Why do it? risks/rewards -- Introduction -- Compliance -- Stakeholder demands -- Corporate effectiveness -- Public and employee relations -- The costs of good governance -- The risks of corporate governance -- The rewards of corporate governance -- Does good governance work? -- Reasons for corporate social responsibility -- Who's doing it? who has done it? -- Introduction and examples -- What do success and failure look like? -- Part two in practice -- How to do it: role and duties of directors -- Introduction -- Limiting liability of directors -- Director development -- Qualification for directors -- Removal of directors -- Conflicts of interest -- Integrity and values -- How to do it: role and duties of the board -- Introduction -- Basic functions of the board -- Size of the board -- Composition of the board -- Quorum, meetings by telephone, etc. -- Non-executive directors -- Board evaluation -- How to do it: role of chairman -- Introduction -- Procedures at board meetings -- Powers reserved by the board -- Managing meetings -- ; Constructing a 'boardroom conversation' -- Board committees -- How to do it: shareholder rights -- Introduction -- Dilution of shareholders -- Communication with shareholders -- Minority shareholders -- Disclosure requirements.; How to do it: role of markets -- Introduction -- Activist shareholders and fund managers -- Insider dealing -- Inside information -- Market manipulation -- Takeovers -- How to manage corporate governance -- Introduction -- Company secretary -- Corporate governance below board level -- Whistleblowing -- Corporate governance: measuring, justifying and promoting -- Introduction -- How to measure corporate governance -- How to justify addressing corporate governance - the business case -- How to talk about corporate governance -- Part three intervention -- Executive intervention -- Introduction -- What are the make-or-break decisions? -- When is my intervention needed? -- What questions should i ask, and who should i ask? -- What are the decisions i need to make? -- What levers should i pull? -- How do we know when we've succeeded or failed? -- Part four in depth -- Additional resources -- Online sources -- Courses -- Books -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Good corporate governance practices are a crucial part of any successful business. Financial Times Briefing: Corporate Governance is a practical and accessible guide to everything you need to know about corporate governance: the key legal and regulatory points, current developments, discussion of the significant factors and an exploration of the link between corporate governance and business effectiveness.Whether you’re a non-executive director, CEO, shareholder or auditor, the unique structure of this book will ensure that you get the targeted advice you need.&nbsp.