Corporate governance : recent developments and new trends /

"The current crisis has rocked the financial system worldwide and has cast doubt on the effectiveness of the existing regulatory regime. Thousands of firms have gone bankrupt and many financial institutions were bailed out by governments. The effects of the crisis have shaken emerging and devel...

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Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Other Authors:	Boubaker, Sabri, Nguyen, Bang Dang, Nguyen, Duc Khuong, 1978-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [2012]
Subjects:	Corporate governance. Directors of corporations. Boards of directors. Corporate governance > Law and legislation > Great Britain. Directors of corporations > Legal status, laws, etc. > Great Britain. Stockholder wealth > Great Britain. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Governance. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

CORPORATE OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Where Are the Shareholders' Mansions? CEOs' Home Purchases, Stock Sales, and Subsequent Company Performance / Crocker Liu, David Yermack
Does One Size Fit All? A Study of the Simultaneous Relations Among Ownership, Corporate Governance Mechanisms, and the Financial Performance of Firms in China / Michael A. Firth, Oliver M. Rui
The Role of Multiple Large Shareholders in Public Listed Firms: An Overview / Ana Paula Matias Gama
Shareholder Activism in Canada: The Emergence of a New Tool for Improving Corporate Governance Practices / Vanessa Serret, Sylvie Berthelot
ISSUES IN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Corporate Governance and Firm Cash Holdings in the U.S. / Jarrad Harford, Sattar A. Mansi, William F. Maxwell
Executive Debt-Like Compensation / Divya Anantharaman, Vivian W. Fang
Pay More Stocks and Options to Directors? Theory and Evidence of Board Compensation / Gang Nathan Dong
Directors in Banks: Compensation and Characteristics / Lisa Goh, Aditi Gupta
Intended and Unintended Consequences of CEO and Top Management Team Compensation / Jason W. Ridge
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS: ROLES, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Are Busy Boards Effective Monitors? / Eliezer M. Fich, Anil Shivdasani
Board Diversity as a Shield During the Financial Crisis / Peter-Jan Engelen, Annette van den Berg, Gerwin van der Laan
What Are Friends for? CEO Networks, Pay and Corporate Governance / Rayna Brown, Ning Gao, Edward Lee, Konstantinos Stathopoulos
Board Independence, Corporate Governance and Earnings Management in France / Ramzi Benkraiem
NEW TRENDS IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: TOWARDS A MORE EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GOVERNANCE
The State of Corporate Governance Research / Lucian A. Bebchuk, Michael S. Weisbach
A Sustainable Future for Corporate Governance Theory and Practice / Shann Turnbull
National Culture and Corporate Governance / Wolfgang Breuer, Astrid Juliane Salzmann
Effective Governance in the Family Owned Business / Keanon J. Alderson
Enlightened Shareholder Value: Is It the New Modus Operandi for Modern Companies? / Dr. Stelios Andreadakis.