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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817161103321

Autore

Zinkin John

Titolo

Challenges in implementing corporate governance : whose business is it anyway? / / John Zinkin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore, : Wiley, 2010

ISBN

1-119-19958-1

1-118-22299-7

1-280-58867-5

9786613618504

1-118-22298-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Disciplina

658.422095

Soggetti

Corporate governance - Asia

Corporate governance - Pacific Area

Corporate governance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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