Corporate boards : managers of risk, sources of risk /

Corporate Boards: Managers of Risk, Sources of Risk deals with the highly timely topic of the Corporate Board and its relationship to risk, both in terms of its management and its creation.:.; Utilizes a multi-disciplinary perspective which draws on the fields of economics, law, business ethics, and...

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Other Authors: Kolb, Robert W., 1949-, Schwartz, Donald E., 1930-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Series:Loyola University series on risk management and corporate governance.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • CORPORATE BOARDS; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Part I A Factual Basis; 1 The Relationship Between Boards of Directors and their Risk Management Organizations: Are Standards of Best Practice Emerging?; Part II Is Risk Management by Corporate Boards Even Possible?; 2 Risk Management, Chaos Theory, and the Corporate Board of Directors; 3 Anti-Social Norms, Risky Behavior; 4 Time-Inconsistent Boards and the Risk of Repeated Misconduct; 5 Discussion; Part III Board Structure and the Management of Risk; 6 Theories of Governance and Corporate Moral Vulnerability.