What Is Corporate Governance? - download pdf or read online
By John Colley, Wallace Stettinius, Jacqueline Doyle, George Logan
ISBN-10: 0071454500
ISBN-13: 9780071454506
A finished review of 1 of modern most vital and debatable topics
The want for sound company governance is the number one merchandise on many people's agendas at the present time, from company administrators and selection makers to traders seeking to defend themselves from the following Enron-type catastrophe. yet what precisely constitutes sound governance? And what should still administrators and executives do to make sure they could meet their governance responsibilities--whether felony, ethical, or both?
What is company Governance? provides readers with concise but accomplished assurance of this hot-button topic. Following the reader-friendly layout of McGraw- Hill's hugely profitable what's . . . sequence, this one-stop evaluation of company governance features:
- Explanations of the legislation and rules that follow to company governance
- Insights into the duties--and liabilities--of company administrators
- Discussion of the effect of Sarbanes-Oxley on company governance matters
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1-690. Chapter 3 GETTING AND KEEPING AN EFFECTIVE BOARD INTRODUCTION Securing the services of and retaining qualified, capable, and effective directors provides the foundation for effective corporate governance. These individuals assume the responsibility for operations, solve problems, and get the job done. The wrong people in the role of director, however, can create problems, impede progress, and even damage a firm舗s performance and reputation. How then should shareholders choose (elect) a specified number of qualified and respected people to represent their interests as members of a corporation舗s board?
GOVERNANCE MAKES A DIFFERENCE THE STAKEHOLDER CONCEPT NOTES Chapter 2 - THE LEGAL OBLIGATIONS OF DIRECTORS THE NEED FOR RULES WHO MAKES THE RULES? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GOVERNING THE AFFAIRS OF A PUBLIC CORPORATION? WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTORS? DEALING WITH HOSTILE TAKEOVER OFFERS WHAT STANDARD DETERMINES IF DIRECTORS HAVE MET THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES? INTERPRETATION OF THE DUTY OF CARE THE DUTY OF LOYALTY IN PRACTICE INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS SUMMARY NOTES Chapter 3 - GETTING AND KEEPING AN EFFECTIVE BOARD INTRODUCTION THE SIZE OF THE BOARD THE TERMS OF DIRECTORS WHO SELECTS DIRECTORS IN A PUBLIC COMPANY?
Openings also occur when a board decides to expand its size and occasionally in the wake of resignations or removals precipitated by the nominating committee舗s evaluation of director and board performance. A growing number of companies attempt to evaluate director performance on some formal basis, but many boards still do not have a formal evaluation process. Evaluation approaches vary, ranging from the chairman of the nominating committee surveying all directors to determine if they have any problems with other directors or the way the board is functioning, to more formal written surveys undertaken and tabulated by an independent third party.
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