Handbook on emerging issues in corporate governance

Author

Additional Author(s)

• Ingley, Coral
• Tourani-Rad, Alireza

Publisher

Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 2011

Language

English

ISBN

9789814289351

Series

Subject(s)

• CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Notes

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Abstract

The book highlights emerging topics in key areas of corporate governance with special emphasis on traditionally unexplored issues. It also aims to stimulate thinking and debate on vital aspects of practice and approaches to corporate governance. The topics covered in this book deal with timely subjects, written by eminent academics and renowned professionals with outstanding expertise in their respective fields, who bring to fore the latest theories and provide an up-to-date overview of the extant literature on each topic. More importantly, they draw readers attention to implications for future research and developments. The book not only contributes to the academic literature but also improves the decision making of regulators and investors.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (xi, 303 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

ch. 1. Emerging topics in corporate governance.
pt. 1. Corporate governance and the financial markets.
pt. 2. Corporate governance and the regulatory environment.
pt. 3. Corporate governance and stakeholder engagement.
pt. 4. Corporate governance in different contexts --
ch. 2. Investor protections and their impact on capital markets.
2.1. Introduction.
2.2. Measures of outside shareholder protection.
2.3. The impact of shareholder protection on equity markets.
2.4. The impact of creditor protections on debt markets.
2.5. Conclusion --
ch. 3. Geographic location and corporate finance.
3.1. Introduction.
3.2. Geographic location and agency theories of the firm.
3.3. Asymmetric information.
3.4. Geographic segmentation and corporate policy.
3.5. Local non-economic factors and corporate finance.
3.6. Conclusion and implications for future research --
ch. 4. Tunneling techniques and their effect on firm value around the world.
4.1. Introduction.
4.2. Taxonomy of tunneling techniques.
4.3. Review of the tunneling literature.
4.4. Areas for future research.
4.5. Conclusion --
ch. 5. Insider trading regulations : A theoretical and empirical review.
5.1. Introduction.
5.2. The debate on insider trading laws.
5.3. Insider trading laws in practice.
5.4. Empirical evidence on the impact of insider trading regulations.
5.5. Conclusions and implications --
ch. 6. Corporate governance and the global financial crisis : The regulatory responses.
6.1. Introduction.
6.2. Causes of the financial crisis.
6.3. International reforms.
6.4. United States.
6.5. United Kingdom.
6.6. Australia.
6.7. Conclusion --
ch. 7. Audit committee independence : Regulatory developments, the empirical literature and directions for future research.
7.1. Introduction.
7.2. Defining director independence.
7.3. Empirical research.
7.4. Future research directions.
7.5. Concluding comments.
ch. 8. Corporate governance and the smaller firm.
8.1. Introduction.
8.2. Traditional approaches to the board's role in corporate governance.
8.3. Corporate governance in SMEs.
8.4. Contingency perspective and board engagement.
8.5. Toward a new governance architecture.
8.6. Conclusion --
ch. 9. Corporate governance developments in the UK and the evolving role of institutional investors.
9.1. Introduction.
9.2. Corporate governance in the UK.
9.3. Institutional investors in the UK.
9.4. Concluding comments --
ch. 10. Pension funds and sustainable investment : Return and risk?
10.1. Introduction.
10.2. Return and risk.
10.3. Extension to other asset categories.
10.4. Implications for the investor --
ch. 11. Sustainability reporting and the importance of stakeholder engagement.
11.1. Introduction.
11.2. Value of CSR.
11.3. CSR and sustainability.
11.4. CSR and stakeholder engagement.
11.5. Sustainability reporting.
11.6. Non-financial reporting.
11.7. Creating value --
ch. 12. Public-private partnership arrangements : Problems and prospects.
12.1. Introduction.
12.2. Contractual types in public-private partnerships.
12.3. Determinants of PPPs.
12.4. PPP contracts by country and sectors.
12.5. Recent financial crisis and its impact on PPPs.
12.6. Risk, financing and governance in PPPs.
12.7. Prospects for PPPs --
ch. 13. Strengthening democracy through governance in Africa - The role of the UN global compact.
13.1. Introduction.
13.2. Conceptual clarification.
13.3. The direct link.
13.4. The indirect links.
13.5. The UN global compact.
13.6. Other relevant standards.
13.7. A proposed conceptual model.
13.8. Conclusion --
ch. 14. Performance governance : Strategy, structure and systems - The three dimensions of board performance.
14.1. Performing boards understand expectations.
14.2. The 3 dimensions of governance.
14.3. Duties and tasks of the board : Measuring performance by proxy.
14.4. The integrated 3D model in practice.
14.5. Practice in the Asian context.
14.6. Conclusion --
ch. 15. The unfinished agenda : Two levels of corporate governance reform.
15.1. The big picture.
15.2. The corporate governance picture.
15.3. Tightening the Director's role and contract.

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