What is corporate governance?

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Title:

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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A comprehensive overview of one of today's most important and controversial topics

The need for sound corporate governance is the #1 item on many people's agendas today, from corporate directors and decision makers to investors looking to shield themselves from the next Enron-type disaster. But what exactly constitutes sound governance? And what should directors and managers do to ensure they can meet their governance responsibilities--whether legal, moral, or both?

What Is Corporate Governance? provides readers with concise yet comprehensive coverage of this hot-button subject. Following the reader-friendly format of McGraw- Hill's highly successful What Is . . . series, this one-stop overview of corporate governance features:

Explanations of the laws and regulations that apply to corporate governance Insights into the duties--and liabilities--of corporate directors Discussion of the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on corporate governance issues