Corporate governance : promises kept, promises broken / Jonathan R. Macey.

By:

Macey, Jonathan R [author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0691129991 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780691129990 (hbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

Corporate governance

DDC classification:

658.42 22 M.J.C

LOC classification:

HD2741 .M223 2008

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Contents:

Contents Preface Introduction: Corporate Governance as a Promise 1 The Goals of Corporate Governance: The Dominant Role of Equity 2 Corporate Law and Corporate Governance 3 Institutions and Mechanisms of Corporate Governance: A Taxonomy 4 Boards of Directors 5 Case Studies on Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance 6 Dissident Directors 7 Formal External Institutions of Corporate Governance: The Role of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Stock Exchanges, and the Credit-Rating Agencies 8 The Market for Corporate Control 9 Initial Public Offerings and Private Placements 10 Governance by Litigation: Derivative Lawsuits 11 Accounting, Accounting Rules, and the Accounting Industry 12 Quirky Governance: Insider Trading, Short Selling, and Whistle-blowing 13 Shareholder Voting 14 The Role of Banks and Other Lenders in Corporate Governance 15 Hedge Funds and Private Equity Conclusion Notes Index

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library B7	Commerce and business administration ( HR Management )	658.42 M.J.C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00013144

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-323) and index.

Contents
Preface
Introduction: Corporate Governance as a Promise
1 The Goals of Corporate Governance: The Dominant Role of Equity
2 Corporate Law and Corporate Governance
3 Institutions and Mechanisms of Corporate Governance: A Taxonomy
4 Boards of Directors
5 Case Studies on Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance
6 Dissident Directors
7 Formal External Institutions of Corporate Governance: The Role of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Stock Exchanges, and the Credit-Rating Agencies
8 The Market for Corporate Control
9 Initial Public Offerings and Private Placements
10 Governance by Litigation: Derivative Lawsuits
11 Accounting, Accounting Rules, and the Accounting Industry
12 Quirky Governance: Insider Trading, Short Selling, and Whistle-blowing
13 Shareholder Voting
14 The Role of Banks and Other Lenders in Corporate Governance
15 Hedge Funds and Private Equity
Conclusion
Notes
Index

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