Corporate Governance and Accountability

by JillSolomon (Author)

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  2007

  $3.15

  Recent years have witnessed an exponential growth in corporate governance. Improvements in corporate governance practice are being orchestrated at a global level. Scandals such as Enron and Parmalat have driven home the need for constant reform. Corporate Governance, Second edition has been written in response to the constantly changing guidelines and policy in this field and demonstrates the close relationship between academic research and professional practice. Features of the new edition Illustrates how corporate governance has evolved in the UK, updating the latest developments Discusses global convergence in corporate governance with reference to an extended number of countries Incorporates the latest literature on social and environmental reporting, social and environmental auditing and socially responsible investment, and discusses new frameworks emerging from this academic literature Includes an extended appendix including The Combined Code and the new OECD Principles Reflects recent developments and examines future possible directions of corporate governance. An important contribution to the field of corporate governance. Clearly written and accessible. Dr David Campbell, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Newcastle University Business School.

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  Paperback
  2003

  $3.15

  Recent examples of massive corporate failures, such as Enron, have highlighted the need to reform corporate governance at an international level. The importance of effective corporate governance for corporate success, as well as for social welfare, cannot be overstated. Corporate Governance and Accountability has been written to provide readers with an up-to-date summary of both theory and practice in the area. This book includes features which: provide a full discussion of corporate governance issues taking the broadest view of the corporate governance agenda; draw on the extensive and original research carried out by the authors and demonstrates the close relationship between academic research and professional practice; contain numerous contemporary illustrations and case studies, including a chapter dedicated to the collapse of Enron; focus on the relevance of corporate governance reform throughout the world; highlight the importance of corporate social responsibility to companies and institutional investors from a corporate governance perspective; and include an appendix containing the Combined Code on Corporate Governance issued by the Financial Reporting Council in July 2003. Corporate Governance and Accountability has been written as a core textbook for students taking undergraduate and MBA courses in corporate governance and corporate social responsibility.