Corporate governance and accountability / Jill Solomon.

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Corporate governance is concerned with how a company is directed and controlled and, in particular, with the role of the directorate and the need to ensure that there is an effective framework for accountability of directors to owners.

Corporate Governance and Accountability, Third Edition provides readers with an up-to-date summary of the most recent developments in corporate governance. The book provides a full discussion of corporate governance issues and adopts a holistic approach to corporate governance.  It provides a full discussion of corporate governance issues, taking the broadest view of the corporate governance agenda, including both theory and practice. The new edition is comprehensively updated and incorporates new codes of practice, policy documents and academic research.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Part I Corporate Governance Frameworks and Mechanisms
• Chapter 1 Defining Corporate Governance
• Chapter 2 Corporate Governance Failure
• Chapter 3 Corporate Governance Reform in the UK
• Chapter 4 The Role of Boards in Corporate Governance
• Chapter 5 The Role of Institutional Investors in Corporate Governance
• Chapter 6 The Role of Transparency, Internal Control and Risk Management in Corporate Governance
• Part II Global Corporate Governance
• Chapter 7 An Introduction to Corporate Governance Systems Worldwide
• Chapter 8 A Reference Dictionary of Corporate Governance Systems
• Part III Corporate Governance and Stakeholder Accountability
• Chapter 9 Discharging a Broader Corporate Accountability
• Chapter 10 Environmental, Social and Governance Considerations in Institutional Investment
• Chapter 11 Future Directions for Corporate Governance and Accountability
• References
• Index

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