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Keeping better company : corporate governance ten years on /

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This edition of this acclaimed and well-established book compares a range of national corporate governance regimes. In turn, the author describes both the business environment and the particular structures of company organization in five major industrial countries: Germany, Japan, France, the USA, a...

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Main Author: Charkham, Jonathan P.
Other Authors: Ploix, Hélène
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Edition:[2nd ed.].
Subjects:
Corporate governance.
Corporate governance > Case studies.
Corporate governance > Cross-cultural studies.
Gouvernement d'entreprise.
Gouvernement d'entreprise > Études de cas.
Gouvernement d'entreprise > Études transculturelles.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Workplace Culture.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Corporate Governance.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Leadership.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Development.
Corporate governance
Industrial Management.
Management.
Business & Economics.
Electronic books.
Case studies
Cross-cultural studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1 THE ESSENCE OF GOVERNANCE; Introduction; The Basic Principles; The Ethical Dimension; Takeovers; Does Sound Governance Make a Difference?; Market Changes in the Five Countries; 2 GERMANY; Introduction; Background; Board structure; Shareholders; The Market; The Banks; The Basic Principles; The Developing Scene; Annex 2: The German Corporate Governance Code; 3 JAPAN; Introduction; The Law; Companies: The Japanese Universe; Shareholders; Japanese Companies: The Top Command; The Board of Directors; Annual General Meetings
  • The BanksMergers and Hostile Bids; Summary; The Future; Annex 3A: Powers of Corporate Auditors; Annex 3B: Hitachi AGM; Annex 3C: The Role of the IRJC; Annex 3D: IRJC and the Kanebo case; Annex 3E: Sony's Distinctive Approach to Corporate Governance; Annex 3F: Toyota AGM; 4 FRANCE; Introduction; The Legal Framework; Governance; Company Shareholdings; The Stock Market; Sustainable Development, Stakeholders, Ethical Funds; Difficult Subjects; Annex 4A: Corporate Governance in the CAC 40; Annex 4B: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Directors Compensation
  • 5 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAIntroduction; The Governance Machine at Work; The Banks; The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Shareholders; The Stock Market; Takeovers; Commentary; Future Developments; Annex 5: Audit Committee Requirements; 6 THE UNITED KINGDOM; General Background; Laws and 'Soft' Law; Sources of Finance; The Stock Exchange; Who Holds Shares and How; Directors and Boards; Reporting to the Shareholders; Shareholders' Rights and Activism; Corporate Governance: Commentators and Rating Systems; Trustees; Annual General Meetings
  • Stakeholders and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMergers and Takeovers; Litigation; Internal Controls; Unquoted Companies; An Evaluation of the UK System; Envoi; Annex 6: The Combined Code 2003; 7 UNFINISHED BUSINESS; Introduction; The Rule of Law; Accounting and Auditing; The Oppression of Minorities; Shareholder Activism in Quoted Companies; The Governance of Banks; Whistle Blowing; Corporate Social Responsibility; Independent Directors; Envoi; Annex 7: The Role of International Organizations; List of References and Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R
  • ST; U; V; W; Y; Z