Corporate governance: role and responsibilities of boards and directors

Johanna Zwernemann zeigt anhand einer modelltheoretischen Analyse, dass Prüfungsgesellschaften, die neben der gesetzlichen Abschlussprüfung auch Forensic Services anbieten, im Vergleich zu „normalen“ Prüfungsgesellschaften größere Anreize haben, den Mandanten umfangreicher zu prüfen und somit die Manipulationen der Rechnungslegung vermehrt aufzuspüren.

Pascal Engel investigates how outside directors are incentivized in family firms that are publicly listed but still partly owned by members of the founding family.

Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Stu Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Studie Die Komplexität von IT-Landschaften und ihr Management fordern insbesondere Großunternehmen seit Jahrzehnten heraus.

Due to the growing importance of IT-based innovations, contemporary firms face an excessive number of proposals for IT projects.

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With an ever-increasing number of liability lawsuits, are corporations electing to play it safe rather than risk the uncertainties accompanying innovation?

Dieses Buch befasst sich mit Theorien, Umsetzungen und der aktuellen Entwicklung in der Corporate Governance in einer globalisierten Welt, die getrieben ist durch Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien.

This book reveals in no uncertain terms how a sea of radical changes (kaikaku) initiated by a reckless CEO, untrammelled by a gross negligent advisory board and executed by an utterly incompetent management team can make a company hit the skids with lightning speed.

Reflactive Leadership ist der Aufbruch zu einer Führungskultur der Menschlichkeit UND Wirtschaftlichkeit - von sich aus, mit anderen, für die Welt.

This new book examines the relationship between agency theory and executive pay.

This book presents the latest research and novel case studies on crime and corruption in the tourism and hospitality industry.

This book focuses on enhancing management theories of Knowledge-Intensive Organizations (KIOs), analyzing academic and research institutions and multilateral agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO).

Boards of directors are a central feature of any corporate governance regime.

This book presents the latest research and novel case studies on crime and corruption in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Human resource (HR) governance is a relatively new construct that has recently begun attracting more and more attention in both research and practice.

This book describes the results of a research project on compliance and organizational integrity, financed by the German government and conducted over the last three years.

This book provides a comprehensive and detailed introduction to the ISO 26000 standard for social responsibility (SR) in businesses and corporations.

This book presents an account of legal, economic and managerial perspectives on governance in situations of financial distress and insolvency.

This book illustrates the EU-wide Solvency II framework for the insurance industry, which was implemented on January 1, 2016, after a long project phase.

This book argues that contemporary society in general, and public administration specifically, can benefit from more reflexive learning processes through democracy and public involvement.

This book outlines the various elements involved in ethical decision-making for nonprofit leaders, and whose rights to prioritize when facing complex situations.

The aim of this book is to investigate the discursive power of two original, theoretical lenses when applied to real outsourcing arrangements and phenomena.

This book explores how the interrelated concepts of responsible citizenship, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability can be interpreted, researched and taught.

This book takes a fresh look at current issues in corporate social responsibility (CSR) with a special focus on emerging economies.

This book explores the status quo of corporate governance in banking and investor protection from both theoretical and practical perspectives.

This book provides a detailed assessment of current approaches to transfer pricing in the context of small- and middle-sized enterprises (SMEs), including the newest update of Transfer Pricing Guidelines from 10 July 2017.

This book presents an overview of corporate governance and risk management, analyzing their interdependence and particularly their relevance in banking.

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the linkages between business and society by addressing key issues in corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, ethics and governance.

This book describes how non-profit organisations (NPOs) communicate what they constitute, signal success and display sustainability in order to convince stakeholders to provide essential resources.

This book brings home the message that meticulous integration management is the key to success in M&A transactions.

This book focuses on topics such as the cultural specificity of Arab family businesses with regard to shaping their governance and management; the influence that specific values in the Arab world could exert on the management of family businesses; how spiritual and religious values influence business in Arab family firms; and the role of emotions in the management of family firms in the Arab World.

This book explores different dimensions of the field of corporate governance and social responsibility.

This edited collection provides a structured and in-depth analysis of the current use of quota strategies for resolving the pressing issue of gender inequality, and the lack of female representation on corporate boards.

This book provides a brief overview of the fundamental presumptions underlying the idea of management.

This book discusses the tasks and functions of corporate governance in the light of current challenges and the dynamics that arise from a broader approach to company management and the integration of corporate governance with corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability.

This book explores national and transnational companies' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in times and settings in which they are confronted with economic and social challenges and analyzes these situations, ranging from the financial crisis to fourth generation sustainability.

This collection of expert articles highlights the standards and practices concerning sustainability reporting among companies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

Korine reframes the question of succession in family and founder-lead businesses as an issue of entrepreneurial choice, concentrating on the challenge of succession for change as opposed to the traditional focus on succession for continuity.

This book provides a deep understanding of state-owned multinationals (SOMNCs) and their role in global business.

This book presents the most current trends in the field of finance and accounting from an international perspective.