What is corporate governance?
by
 
Colley, John L.

Title
What is corporate governance?

Author
Colley, John L.

ISBN
9780071444484

Edition
1st ed.

Publication Information
New York : McGraw-Hill, 2005.

Physical Description
viii, 102 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series
McGraw-Hill's what is...? series

Series Title
McGraw-Hill's what is...? series

Contents
1. Corporate governance makes headlines -- 2. The legal obligations of directors -- 3. Getting and keeping an effective board -- 4. How an effective board organizes its work -- 5. The board-CEO relationship -- 6. CEO compensation -- 7. The board's role in management -- 8. New requirements : Sarbanes-Oxley Act and stock exchange rules -- 9. How directors and boards get into trouble.

Abstract
"What Is Corporate Governance? provides a concise, comprehensive overview of what corporations and their directors must do to create an entity that is operationally sound, competitively strong, and able to address the needs of all of its stakeholders - from customers in search of the best products to stockholders entitled to an acceptable return on their investments."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term
Corporate governance.
 
Corporate governance -- United States.

Added Author
Colley, John L.

Electronic Access
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0420/2004016697.html


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