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UNINA9910817161103321 |
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Autore |
Zinkin John |
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Titolo |
Challenges in implementing corporate governance : whose business is it anyway? / / John Zinkin |
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ISBN |
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1-119-19958-1 |
1-118-22299-7 |
1-280-58867-5 |
9786613618504 |
1-118-22298-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (261 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Corporate governance - Asia |
Corporate governance - Pacific Area |
Corporate governance |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Challenges in Implementing Corporate Governance: Whose Business is it Anyway?; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Do Western Codes of Corporate Governance Apply in Asia?; 2: What is the Business of Business?; 3: The Role of the Board; 4: The Role of Board Members; 5: Why Boards Fail and How to Avoid Failure; 6: From Good Governance to Good Results; 7: Managing Risk; 8: What We Measure and Reward; 9: Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists; Appendices; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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John Zinkin's new book on Challenges in Implementing Corporate Governance is a welcome addition for board members and senior management on how to improve corporate governance in the post-crisis period. John correctly identifies that most boards on underperforming companies have three elements of failure: a lack of proper understanding of the business and its strategy; a total lack of appreciation of both the strategic and systemic risks created by new product markets; and a total failure by boards to ensure that the incentive structures for top management reflect long-term needs rather |
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