Corporate governance: role and responsibilities of boards and directors

Shortlisted for the Business Book of the Year (International Books category) 2022Every year, companies spend billions of dollars in board time and headhunter fees on CEO searches.

Shortlisted for the Business Book of the Year (International Books category) 2022Every year, companies spend billions of dollars in board time and headhunter fees on CEO searches.

This short, accessible book on the art of chairing is an indispensable guide to help Chairs and meetings (of all types) to work more effectively.

This short, accessible book on the art of chairing is an indispensable guide to help Chairs and meetings (of all types) to work more effectively.

Since the global financial crisis of 2007-8, new laws and regulations have been introduced with the aim of improving the transparency in financial reporting.

Since the global financial crisis of 2007-8, new laws and regulations have been introduced with the aim of improving the transparency in financial reporting.

Corporate governance and corporate reporting are closely linked to each other, and their respective evolutionary patterns are mutually influencing.

Corporate governance and corporate reporting are closely linked to each other, and their respective evolutionary patterns are mutually influencing.

This book discusses private policing conducted by fraud examiners and financial crime specialists when there is suspicion of white-collar crime.

This book discusses private policing conducted by fraud examiners and financial crime specialists when there is suspicion of white-collar crime.

Citizenship and Sustainability in Organizations: Exploring and Spanning the Boundaries is the introductory book in the series of the same name and draws upon new conceptual thinking from some of the leading contributors to The Journal of Corporate Citizenship on topics of social responsibility, organizational citizenship, influencing and leading change for sustainability and individual agency.

Citizenship and Sustainability in Organizations: Exploring and Spanning the Boundaries is the introductory book in the series of the same name and draws upon new conceptual thinking from some of the leading contributors to The Journal of Corporate Citizenship on topics of social responsibility, organizational citizenship, influencing and leading change for sustainability and individual agency.

This book draws together themes in business model developments in relation to decentralised business models (DBMs), sometimes referred to as the 'sharing' economy, to systematically analyse the challenges to corporate and organisational law and governance.

This book draws together themes in business model developments in relation to decentralised business models (DBMs), sometimes referred to as the 'sharing' economy, to systematically analyse the challenges to corporate and organisational law and governance.

Based on a review of the literature and several in-depth case studies, this book suggests a strategy-as-practice framework for succession and explores leadership logic, trust and followership.

Based on a review of the literature and several in-depth case studies, this book suggests a strategy-as-practice framework for succession and explores leadership logic, trust and followership.

Compliance is a fundamental control function within regulated industries globally.

Compliance is a fundamental control function within regulated industries globally.

This volume provides an evaluation of initial efforts to convert post-Soviet Russian industry from that of a highly-centralized, military-oriented economy to that of a civilian economy with a stronger base in private enterprise.

Reflecting recent re-examinations of the nature and purpose of the modern publicly held corporation, Progressive Corporate Law introduces the reader to alternative perspectives within the field.

Does guanxi still matter in 21st century Chinese business and management?

Using a philosophical and interdisciplinary approach, this book looks at how accountability can provide solutions to our current environmental and global political problems.

Does guanxi still matter in 21st century Chinese business and management?

Using a philosophical and interdisciplinary approach, this book looks at how accountability can provide solutions to our current environmental and global political problems.

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

Maintaining good business leadership in a world of rapidly changing expectations levied by customers, investors, society, governments and employees is a challenge.

Maintaining good business leadership in a world of rapidly changing expectations levied by customers, investors, society, governments and employees is a challenge.

Sustainability and Corporate Governance is the first extensive and targeted guide for directors and their legal advisors on creating a governance framework for corporations that integrates all the recognized principles of sustainability now being discussed in boardrooms all over the world.

Sustainability and Corporate Governance is the first extensive and targeted guide for directors and their legal advisors on creating a governance framework for corporations that integrates all the recognized principles of sustainability now being discussed in boardrooms all over the world.

Managing Sustainability is a comprehensive guide to governing, leading, and managing a successful sustainability-focused business.

Managing Sustainability is a comprehensive guide to governing, leading, and managing a successful sustainability-focused business.

Reflecting recent re-examinations of the nature and purpose of the modern publicly held corporation, Progressive Corporate Law introduces the reader to alternative perspectives within the field.

This volume provides an evaluation of initial efforts to convert post-Soviet Russian industry from that of a highly-centralized, military-oriented economy to that of a civilian economy with a stronger base in private enterprise.

This book explores the role of accounting and reporting practices, such as corporate and integrated reports, as organizations attempt to represent sustainability.

This book explores the role of accounting and reporting practices, such as corporate and integrated reports, as organizations attempt to represent sustainability.

In the past China's capital market featured prevalent state ownership and a weak legal environment.

In the past China's capital market featured prevalent state ownership and a weak legal environment.

This shortform textbook explores practical applications of how business ethics impacts working lives, allowing readers to reflect on their own moral compass through the use of ethical dilemmas.

This shortform textbook explores practical applications of how business ethics impacts working lives, allowing readers to reflect on their own moral compass through the use of ethical dilemmas.

The era of hybrid governance is here.

The era of hybrid governance is here.

This shortform textbook, a concise overview of the development and current state of corporate governance, provides a critical narrative on the field.

This shortform textbook, a concise overview of the development and current state of corporate governance, provides a critical narrative on the field.

This book introduces a dynamic perspective to study white-collar crime.

This book introduces a dynamic perspective to study white-collar crime.

This book, first published in 1988, aims to provide evidence on the voluntary adoption of a particular type of financial statement - the consolidated financial statement - in what may be characterized as relatively high agency cost situations.

This book, first published in 1988, aims to provide evidence on the voluntary adoption of a particular type of financial statement - the consolidated financial statement - in what may be characterized as relatively high agency cost situations.

Beyond the Bottom Line: Integrating the UN Global Compact into Management Practice is the first book to look at how the Ten UN Global Compact Principles and the sustainability agenda can be incorporated into business practice.

This study provides a fascinating, fresh analysis of the virtues of shareholder participation in the context of contemporary corporate governance.

In the ten years since this Gower Handbook was first published, Programme Management has been transformed to become the vehicle of choice for realising the objectives of large scale, complicated, business, government and social investment.