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A primer on corporate governance [electronic resource] / Cornelis A. de Kluyver.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: 2013 digital library | Corporate governance collectionPublication details: [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2013.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 electronic text (xviii, 233 p.) : digital fileISBN:
  • 9781606496916 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 658.4 23
LOC classification:
  • HD2741 .D456 2013
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print.
Contents:
Part I. Corporate governance: the system and its purpose -- 1. Corporate governance: the link between corporations and society -- 2. Governance and accountability -- 3. The board: role and composition -- 4. Major U.S. governance reforms: 2002-2012 -- Part II. The board's responsibilities -- 5. CEO selection and succession planning -- 6. Oversight, compliance, and risk management -- 7. The board's role in strategy development -- 8. CEO performance evaluation and executive compensation -- 9. Responding to external pressures and unforeseen events -- 10. Creating a high-performance board -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Abstract: This book is a primer on corporate governance for large, publicly held companies in the United States, the system that defines the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in a corporation, such as the board, managers, shareholders, and other stakeholders, and spells out the rules and procedures for making decisions on corporate affairs. As with any complex system, corporate governance functions best when all of its constituent elements work in harmony, when each performs its assigned role, with the right incentives, properly aligned interests, and the right tools for the job. The turbulent history of corporate governance in recent years is testimony that this has not always been the case.
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This long-awaited second edition book is a primer on corporate governance for large, publicly held companies in the United States--the system that defines the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in a corporation, and spells out the rules and procedures for making decisions on corporate affairs. As with any complex system, corporate governance functions best when all of its constituent elements work in harmony, when each performs its assigned role, with the right incentives, properly aligned interests, and the right tools for the job. The turbulent history of corporate governance in recent years is a testimony that this has not always been the case. A good number of the books written on corporate governance focus on legal issues--the rights and obligations of the various stakeholders under federal and state laws--or take the perspective of individual or institutional external shareholders. This book, with much updated material, is positioned differently; it approaches corporate governance from an executive perspective and is designed to help the reader become a more effective participant in the corporate governance system--as an executive dealing with a board, as a director, or as a representative of a company's other numerous stakeholders.

Part of: 2013 digital library.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-228) and index.

Part I. Corporate governance: the system and its purpose -- 1. Corporate governance: the link between corporations and society -- 2. Governance and accountability -- 3. The board: role and composition -- 4. Major U.S. governance reforms: 2002-2012 -- Part II. The board's responsibilities -- 5. CEO selection and succession planning -- 6. Oversight, compliance, and risk management -- 7. The board's role in strategy development -- 8. CEO performance evaluation and executive compensation -- 9. Responding to external pressures and unforeseen events -- 10. Creating a high-performance board -- Notes -- References -- Index.

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This book is a primer on corporate governance for large, publicly held companies in the United States, the system that defines the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in a corporation, such as the board, managers, shareholders, and other stakeholders, and spells out the rules and procedures for making decisions on corporate affairs. As with any complex system, corporate governance functions best when all of its constituent elements work in harmony, when each performs its assigned role, with the right incentives, properly aligned interests, and the right tools for the job. The turbulent history of corporate governance in recent years is testimony that this has not always been the case.

Also available in print.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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