Corporate governance: role and responsibilities of boards and directors

This book discusses the possibility of corporate professionals—specifically accountants, bankers, and financiers—being influenced by the seventh art, i.

In this classic text, Masahiko Aoki explores how the 2008-9 financial crisis demanded a re-examination of the role of corporations and the working of financial markets around the world, providing a compelling new analysis of the corporate firm; the role of shareholders, managers and workers; and institutional governance structures.

This book targets the key issues of both research and practice in innovation and strategic management fields and is regarded as one of the important works explaining enterprises from the innovation system perspective.

Experts and practitioners from the USA and Europe discuss various aspects of comparative corporate governance for non-profit organisations.

Douglas Brodie examines how the common law has evolved to address concerns about corporate social responsibility.

Aufbau, Implementierung und Gelebtwerden einer Compliance-Organisation in Unternehmen erfordern eine ganzheitliche Sichtweise auf das Thema.

This book proposes digitalization as a promising direction for green growth and sustainable development of the economy of Central Asia.

Is your firms board creating valueor destroying it?

Today's financial sector faces multiple challenges stemming from ecological, societal, and technological risks such as climate change, political extremism, and cyber-attacks.

This book discusses several important issues related to corporate governance reporting, corporate social responsibility (CSR), fraud and bankruptcy.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles, showing how they can be harnessed to enhance organizational sustainability.

This book focuses on the federalization of corporate governance in the United States from both historical and contemporary perspectives.

This book presents a series of studies on organizations across Europe, displaying new perspectives on institutional resilience of affected governance structures during crisis.

This research report presents the findings of a broad survey of corporate security programs conducted by the Security Executive Council's Security Leadership Research Institute (SLRI).

The battle to preserve the environment is only just beginning - organisations and governments cannot underestimate the public outcry for cleaner environments and an end to increases in global warming.

From angry shareholders to concerned chief executives, almost everyone knows at a gut level that the present political system is not working.

This book discusses the possibility of corporate professionals—specifically accountants, bankers, and financiers—being influenced by the seventh art, i.

Based on theoretical foundations and evidence-based case studies, this book identifies the fundamental motivations underpinning corporate fraud in both developing and developed countries.

This book is designed to support shop-floor executives and practicing professionals who are willing to check and strengthen their skills in designing good governance mechanisms, effective implementation schemes and in fine-tuning as may become necessary.

Leading scholars analyze key issues in fiduciary duties in business―one of the most salient applications of fiduciary law and theory.

The effects of climate change on the one hand, and government promises to achieve sustainable development on the other, are only two examples of the factors driving businesses to incorporate sustainability into their business strategies.

*Shortlisted in the Management and Leadership Textbook Category at CMI Management Book of the Year Awards 2016* Why has CSR become part of the mainstream business and academic agenda in the 21st century?

What is the social licence to operate, and what are its ethical risks and promises?

Corporate Governance has become a major topic of interest for both academics and policy-makers in recent years.

This book presents a set of models, methods, and techniques that allow the successful implementation of data governance (DG) in an organization and reports real experiences of data governance in different public and private sectors.

Grappling with the Gray offers a collection of case studies, real and hypothetical, intended to ignite thoughtful consideration of ethical dilemmas in our personal and professional lives.

This volume is a compilation of important papers relating to the financial, governance and political economy structures of the region, using a variety of methods and topics.

In today's competitive environment, smart technologies are increasingly recognized as key enablers of corporate sustainability.

This book is a capstone to the magisterial career of one of Japan's most senior scholars of risk, accounting, and management.

Innovation is changing.

This book presents a comprehensive exploration of contemporary issues in corporate governance and sustainability within the Malaysian context.

Effective corporate governance, or the set of controls and incentives that drive top management, originates both outside and inside the firm and assures investors who hope to commit their capital.

"e;John Zinkin's new book on Challenges in Implementing Corporate Governance is a welcome addition for board members and senior management on how to improve corporate governance in the post-crisis period.

Explores how corporations can rebuild trust through organisational and regulatory design across interlocking themes.

This book continues the discussion on recent developments relating to ethical and sustainable issues in accounting and finance from Volumes I to III, looking into topics such as the importance of good governance in accounting, tax, auditing and fraud examination, ethics, sustainability, environmental issues, and new technologies and their effects on accounting and finance, focusing in particular on environmental and sustainability reporting in the oil and gas and banking sectors.

50 letters from high-profile business leaders and thinkers to their CEO offering advice, insight and guidance.

This book provides critical insights on the systemic failures of corporate governance linked to the global financial crisis.

This book demonstrates creative ways law can regulate corporate social responsibility and address governance challenges in national and transnational contexts.

This book offers a comprehensive examination of the issues surrounding corporate compliance.

Stefan Otremba beantwortet die Frage, wie Unternehmen den gestiegenen rechtlichen und gesellschaftlichen Anforderungen gerecht werden können, ohne dabei an Effizienz und Agilität zu verlieren.

Shortlisted in the International Business Book category at the Business Book Awards in partnership with Pathway Group 2025 Finalist in the Leadership - HR and Employee Development category of the Goody Business Book Awards 2024 Toxic work culture is driving away 1 in 5 employees at an annual cost of US $44.

The Carver Policy Governance Guide series includes six booklets that offer board members a description of John Carver's Policy Governance model of board leadership.

President Theodore Roosevelt once proclaimed, "e;Great corporations exist only because they are created and safeguarded by our institutions, and it is therefore our right and duty to see that they work in harmony with those institutions.