Corporate governance

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Title:

Author:

Monks, Robert A. G., 1933-

ISBN:

9781405116992

9781405116985

Personal Author:

Monks, Robert A. G., 1933-

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication Information:

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishing, c2004

Physical Description:

xvi, 564 p. : ill. ;c25 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)

Contents:

1. What Is A Corporation? -- 2. Shareholders: Ownership -- 3. Directors: Monitoring -- 4. Management: Performance -- 5. International Governance -- 6. Case Studies: Corporations In Crisis.

Abstract:

"In the wake of the recent dramatic series of corporate meltdowns - Enron, Tyco, Adelphia, WorldCom - the timely new edition of this successful text provides students and business professionals with a welcome update of the key issues facing managers, boards of directors, investors, and shareholders."--BOOK JACKET.

Corporate Subject:

Enron Corp.

Subject Term:

Corporate governance -- United States.

Added Author:

Minow, Nell.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip042/2003007769.html

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Summary

Provides students and business professionals with the key issues facing managers, boards of directors, investors, and shareholders. In addition to its authoritative overview of the history, the myth and the reality of corporate governance, this edition includes analysis of the cases of corporate disaster and also accompanies a CD-ROM.

Summary

In the wake of the dramatic series of corporate meltdowns: Enron; Tyco; Adelphia; WorldCom; the timely new edition of this successful text provides students and business professionals with a welcome update of the key issues facing managers, boards of directors, investors, and shareholders.

In addition to its authoritative overview of the history, the myth and the reality of corporate governance, this new edition has been updated to include:

analysis of the latest cases of corporate disaster;
An overview of corporate governance guidelines and codes of practice in developing and emerging markets
new cases: Adelphia; Arthur Andersen; Tyco Laboratories; Worldcom; Gerstner's pay packet at IBM

Once again in the new edition of their textbook, Robert A. G. Monks and Nell Minow show clearly the role of corporate governance in making sure the right questions are asked and the necessary checks and balances in place to protect the long-term, sustainable value of the enterprise.

A CD-ROM containing a comprehensive case study of the Enron collapse, complete with senate hearings and video footage, accompanies the text. Further lecturer resources and links are available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/monks