The activist director : lessons from the boardroom and the future of the corporation / / Ira M. Millstein |
Autore | Millstein Ira M. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 658.4/22 |
Collana | Columbia Business School publishing |
Soggetto topico |
Boards of directors - United States
Directors of corporations - United States Corporate governance - United States Corporations - Investor relations - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-231-54356-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A mess that can't be fixed? -- The board-centric imperative -- Revolt in the boardroom: the story of General Motors -- General Motors as catalyst -- Drexel: the most feared firm on Wall Street -- Dead broke: New York City's 1970s fiscal crisis -- Lights out: the Con-Ed blackout -- Shedding light on shadow government in New York State -- Planned Parenthood: a corporate governance success story -- Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465875403321 |
Millstein Ira M.
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The activist director : lessons from the boardroom and the future of the corporation / / Ira M. Millstein |
Autore | Millstein Ira M. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 658.4/22 |
Collana | Columbia Business School publishing |
Soggetto topico |
Boards of directors - United States
Directors of corporations - United States Corporate governance - United States Corporations - Investor relations - United States |
ISBN | 0-231-54356-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A mess that can't be fixed? -- The board-centric imperative -- Revolt in the boardroom: the story of General Motors -- General Motors as catalyst -- Drexel: the most feared firm on Wall Street -- Dead broke: New York City's 1970s fiscal crisis -- Lights out: the Con-Ed blackout -- Shedding light on shadow government in New York State -- Planned Parenthood: a corporate governance success story -- Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792671903321 |
Millstein Ira M.
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The activist director : lessons from the boardroom and the future of the corporation / / Ira M. Millstein |
Autore | Millstein Ira M. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 658.4/22 |
Collana | Columbia Business School publishing |
Soggetto topico |
Boards of directors - United States
Directors of corporations - United States Corporate governance - United States Corporations - Investor relations - United States |
ISBN | 0-231-54356-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A mess that can't be fixed? -- The board-centric imperative -- Revolt in the boardroom: the story of General Motors -- General Motors as catalyst -- Drexel: the most feared firm on Wall Street -- Dead broke: New York City's 1970s fiscal crisis -- Lights out: the Con-Ed blackout -- Shedding light on shadow government in New York State -- Planned Parenthood: a corporate governance success story -- Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812439703321 |
Millstein Ira M.
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Audit committee essentials [[electronic resource] /] / Curtis C. Verschoor |
Autore | Verschoor Curtis C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
Disciplina |
657.458
657/.458 |
Soggetto topico |
Audit committees - United States
Auditing, Internal - United States Boards of directors - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-119-20147-0
1-281-37421-0 9786611374211 0-470-33707-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
AUDIT COMMITTEE ESSENTIALS; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; About The Institute of Internal Auditors; Preface; Chapter 1: Evolution of Audit Committees; EARLY EVENTS; SEC REGULATORY, LEGAL, AND PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVES; REGULATION ARISING FROM BANKING SCANDALS; STOCK EXCHANGE INITIATIVES; SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002; DIRECTORS' LIABILITY; PRIVATE COMPANY AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES; FUTURE OUTLOOK; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 1; Chapter 2: Full Board Responsibilities and Effective Board Processes; INTRODUCTION; RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BEST PRACTICES BOARDS SHOULD EMBRACEOVERVIEW OF CURRENT LEGALLY REQUIRED BOARD MEMBER DUTIES; DIRECTORS' RIGHTS; AREAS OF SPECIAL CONCERN FOR THE BOARD AS A WHOLE; RECOMMENDED ELEMENTS OF BOARD PRACTICES AND PROCESSES; ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE; LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 2; Chapter 3: Personal Characteristics of Effective Boards and Members; INTRODUCTION; ROLE AND AUTHORITY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS; CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE BOARD MEMBER; CORE COMPETENCIES OF AN EFFECTIVE BOARD; SUMMARY OF THE DIRECTOR'S ROLE; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 3 Chapter 4: Duties of Audit Committees Prescribed by Law, Regulation, or RuleINTRODUCTION; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MANDATED AUDIT COMMITTEE DUTIES; SOURCE OF CURRENT LEGALLY REQUIRED DUTIES OF AUDIT COMMITTEES; OVERVIEW OF CURRENTLY PRESCRIBED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY SOURCES OF SELECTED AUDIT COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 4; Appendix 4A: FEI Corporate Governance Checklist; Chapter 5: Overview of Additional Duties of Audit Committees Considered to Be Best Practices; RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONFERENCE BOARDGUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE; EIGHT HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AUDIT COMMITTEES; BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO AUDITING AND INTERNAL CONTROL; BEST PRACTICES RELATING TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION; AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT OF ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS; ADDITIONAL AUDIT COMMITTEE BEST PRACTICES; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 5; Chapter 6: Necessary Characteristics of Audit Committees and Their Members; INTRODUCTION; IMPORTANT PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES OF MEMBERS; IMPORTANCE OF TOTAL INDEPENDENCE; FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING AUDIT COMMITTEE EFFECTIVENESSKEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 6; Appendix 6A: Audit Committee Performance Evaluation Questionnaire; Chapter 7: The Audit Committee and Its Charter; PURPOSE AND CONTENTS OF AN AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 7; Appendix 7A: Sample or Model Audit Committee Charter (Statutory and Regulatory Perspective); Appendix 7B: Sample Audit Committee Charter from the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation; PURPOSE; AUTHORITY; COMPOSITION; RESPONSIBILITIES; Appendix 7C: Excerpts from Selected Audit Committee Charters SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER (EXCERPTS) (APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON FEBRUARY 27, 2007) |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145735603321 |
Verschoor Curtis C
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Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008 | ||
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Audit committee essentials [[electronic resource] /] / Curtis C. Verschoor |
Autore | Verschoor Curtis C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
Disciplina |
657.458
657/.458 |
Soggetto topico |
Audit committees - United States
Auditing, Internal - United States Boards of directors - United States |
ISBN |
1-119-20147-0
1-281-37421-0 9786611374211 0-470-33707-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
AUDIT COMMITTEE ESSENTIALS; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; About The Institute of Internal Auditors; Preface; Chapter 1: Evolution of Audit Committees; EARLY EVENTS; SEC REGULATORY, LEGAL, AND PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVES; REGULATION ARISING FROM BANKING SCANDALS; STOCK EXCHANGE INITIATIVES; SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002; DIRECTORS' LIABILITY; PRIVATE COMPANY AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES; FUTURE OUTLOOK; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 1; Chapter 2: Full Board Responsibilities and Effective Board Processes; INTRODUCTION; RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BEST PRACTICES BOARDS SHOULD EMBRACEOVERVIEW OF CURRENT LEGALLY REQUIRED BOARD MEMBER DUTIES; DIRECTORS' RIGHTS; AREAS OF SPECIAL CONCERN FOR THE BOARD AS A WHOLE; RECOMMENDED ELEMENTS OF BOARD PRACTICES AND PROCESSES; ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE; LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 2; Chapter 3: Personal Characteristics of Effective Boards and Members; INTRODUCTION; ROLE AND AUTHORITY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS; CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE BOARD MEMBER; CORE COMPETENCIES OF AN EFFECTIVE BOARD; SUMMARY OF THE DIRECTOR'S ROLE; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 3 Chapter 4: Duties of Audit Committees Prescribed by Law, Regulation, or RuleINTRODUCTION; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MANDATED AUDIT COMMITTEE DUTIES; SOURCE OF CURRENT LEGALLY REQUIRED DUTIES OF AUDIT COMMITTEES; OVERVIEW OF CURRENTLY PRESCRIBED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY SOURCES OF SELECTED AUDIT COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 4; Appendix 4A: FEI Corporate Governance Checklist; Chapter 5: Overview of Additional Duties of Audit Committees Considered to Be Best Practices; RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONFERENCE BOARDGUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE; EIGHT HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AUDIT COMMITTEES; BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO AUDITING AND INTERNAL CONTROL; BEST PRACTICES RELATING TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION; AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT OF ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS; ADDITIONAL AUDIT COMMITTEE BEST PRACTICES; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 5; Chapter 6: Necessary Characteristics of Audit Committees and Their Members; INTRODUCTION; IMPORTANT PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES OF MEMBERS; IMPORTANCE OF TOTAL INDEPENDENCE; FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING AUDIT COMMITTEE EFFECTIVENESSKEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 6; Appendix 6A: Audit Committee Performance Evaluation Questionnaire; Chapter 7: The Audit Committee and Its Charter; PURPOSE AND CONTENTS OF AN AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 7; Appendix 7A: Sample or Model Audit Committee Charter (Statutory and Regulatory Perspective); Appendix 7B: Sample Audit Committee Charter from the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation; PURPOSE; AUTHORITY; COMPOSITION; RESPONSIBILITIES; Appendix 7C: Excerpts from Selected Audit Committee Charters SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER (EXCERPTS) (APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON FEBRUARY 27, 2007) |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830586203321 |
Verschoor Curtis C
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Audit committee essentials [[electronic resource] /] / Curtis C. Verschoor |
Autore | Verschoor Curtis C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
Disciplina |
657.458
657/.458 |
Soggetto topico |
Audit committees - United States
Auditing, Internal - United States Boards of directors - United States |
ISBN |
1-119-20147-0
1-281-37421-0 9786611374211 0-470-33707-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
AUDIT COMMITTEE ESSENTIALS; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; About The Institute of Internal Auditors; Preface; Chapter 1: Evolution of Audit Committees; EARLY EVENTS; SEC REGULATORY, LEGAL, AND PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVES; REGULATION ARISING FROM BANKING SCANDALS; STOCK EXCHANGE INITIATIVES; SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002; DIRECTORS' LIABILITY; PRIVATE COMPANY AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES; FUTURE OUTLOOK; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 1; Chapter 2: Full Board Responsibilities and Effective Board Processes; INTRODUCTION; RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BEST PRACTICES BOARDS SHOULD EMBRACEOVERVIEW OF CURRENT LEGALLY REQUIRED BOARD MEMBER DUTIES; DIRECTORS' RIGHTS; AREAS OF SPECIAL CONCERN FOR THE BOARD AS A WHOLE; RECOMMENDED ELEMENTS OF BOARD PRACTICES AND PROCESSES; ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE; LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 2; Chapter 3: Personal Characteristics of Effective Boards and Members; INTRODUCTION; ROLE AND AUTHORITY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS; CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE BOARD MEMBER; CORE COMPETENCIES OF AN EFFECTIVE BOARD; SUMMARY OF THE DIRECTOR'S ROLE; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 3 Chapter 4: Duties of Audit Committees Prescribed by Law, Regulation, or RuleINTRODUCTION; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MANDATED AUDIT COMMITTEE DUTIES; SOURCE OF CURRENT LEGALLY REQUIRED DUTIES OF AUDIT COMMITTEES; OVERVIEW OF CURRENTLY PRESCRIBED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY SOURCES OF SELECTED AUDIT COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 4; Appendix 4A: FEI Corporate Governance Checklist; Chapter 5: Overview of Additional Duties of Audit Committees Considered to Be Best Practices; RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONFERENCE BOARDGUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE; EIGHT HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AUDIT COMMITTEES; BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO AUDITING AND INTERNAL CONTROL; BEST PRACTICES RELATING TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION; AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT OF ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS; ADDITIONAL AUDIT COMMITTEE BEST PRACTICES; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 5; Chapter 6: Necessary Characteristics of Audit Committees and Their Members; INTRODUCTION; IMPORTANT PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES OF MEMBERS; IMPORTANCE OF TOTAL INDEPENDENCE; FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING AUDIT COMMITTEE EFFECTIVENESSKEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 6; Appendix 6A: Audit Committee Performance Evaluation Questionnaire; Chapter 7: The Audit Committee and Its Charter; PURPOSE AND CONTENTS OF AN AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER; KEY POINTS IN CHAPTER 7; Appendix 7A: Sample or Model Audit Committee Charter (Statutory and Regulatory Perspective); Appendix 7B: Sample Audit Committee Charter from the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation; PURPOSE; AUTHORITY; COMPOSITION; RESPONSIBILITIES; Appendix 7C: Excerpts from Selected Audit Committee Charters SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER (EXCERPTS) (APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON FEBRUARY 27, 2007) |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877214303321 |
Verschoor Curtis C
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Diversity in the boardroom : examining proposals to increase the diversity of America's boards : hearing before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, first session, June 20, 2019 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 104 pages) : illustrations |
Soggetto topico |
Diversity in the workplace - United States
Boards of directors - United States Women - Employment - United States Minorities - Employment - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Diversity in the Boardroom |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910714768103321 |
Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2020 | ||
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Protecting shareholders and enhancing public confidence by improving corporate governance [[electronic resource] ] : hearing before the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session ... July 29, 2009 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 248 pages) |
Collana | S. hrg. |
Soggetto topico |
Corporate governance - United States
Corporations - United States - Finance Boards of directors - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Protecting shareholders and enhancing public confidence by improving corporate governance |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703095703321 |
Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2010 | ||
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