Corporate governance : a synthesis of theory, research, and practice / editors, H. Kent Baker, Ronald Anderson.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

An overview of corporate governance / H. Kent Baker and Ronald Anderson -- The financial determinants of American corporate governance : a brief history / Lawrence E. Mitchell and Dalia T. Mitchell -- Corporate governance systems / Christian Andres ... [et al.] -- Corporate governance best practices / Alex Todd -- What's wrong with corporate governance best practices? / Christopher Søren Shann Turnbull -- The effect of corporate governance on performance / Sanjai Bhagat, Brian Bolton, and Roberta Romano -- International corporate governance research / Diane K. Denis -- Agency theory : incomplete contracting and ownership structure / Iain Clacher, David Hillier, and Patrick McColgan -- Theories and models of corporate governance / Thomas W. Joo -- Unfettered agents? The role of ethics in corporate governance / Donald Nordberg -- Board composition and organization issues / Matteo Tonello -- Board diversity / Daniel Ferreira -- Board subcommittees for corporate governance / Zabihollah Rezaee -- Executive compensation : incentives and externalities / Philipp Geiler and Luc Renneboog -- Compensation consultants and executive pay / Martin J. Conyon -- Corporate governance and ownership structure / John J. McConnell, Stephen B. McKeon, and Wei Xu -- The effects of management turnover on firm performance / Mark R. Huson and Robert Parrino -- Corporate monitoring by blockholders / Isabelle Dherment-Férère and Luc Renneboog -- The governance of family firms / Morten Bennedsen, Francisco Pérez-González, and Daniel Wolfenzon -- Institutional and other shareholders / Chris Mallin -- The politics of shareholder activism / Donald Nordberg -- Executive behavior : a creditor perspective on managerial ownership / Ronald Anderson, Sattar Mansi, and David Reeb -- Governance of banking institutions / Renée Birgit Adams -- Corporate governance : nonequity stakeholders / Marc Goergen, Chris Brewster, and Geoffrey Wood -- Proxy contests / Peter G. Szilagyi -- Corporate takeovers and restructurings / Mike Stegemoller -- Corporate takeovers and wealth creation / Marina Martynova and Luc Renneboog -- Corporate governance and accountability / Renee M. Jones -- Corporate governance rules and guidelines / Zabihollah Rezaee -- Economics aspects of corporate governance and regulation / Valentina Bruno and Stijn Claessens.

The importance of corporate governance became dramatically clear at the beginning of the twenty-first century as a series of corporate meltdowns from managerial fraud, misconduct, and negligence caused a massive loss of shareholder wealth. But despite the heightened attention on corporate governance practices, many questions still exist. --

That is why Corporate Governance, part of the Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance, is such a useful resource. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this book provides a comprehensive synthesis of the numerous theoretical and practical issues that arise from the debate on how to govern effectively. --

With coverage of the systems, processes, and procedures integral to the relationship between managers, majority shareholders, and minority shareholders, this book offers a clear view of current governance practices and carefully examines the mechanisms that mitigate the principal-agent conflict. --

Written by an array of corporate governance experts, the contributed chapters of this book offer multiple perspectives and contain a series of discussion questions and answers to help reinforce key concepts. --Book Jacket.

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