Corporate Governance and Accountability 2E ISBN 9780470034514

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Corporate Governance and Accountability 2nd

Recent years have witnessed an exponential growth in corporate governance. Improvements in corporate governance practice are being orchestrated at a global level. Scandals such as Enron and Parmalat have driven home the need for constant reform. Corporate Governance, Second edition has been written in response to the constantly changing guidelines and policy in this field and demonstrates the close relationship between academic research and professional practice. Features of the new edition

* Illustrates how corporate governance has evolved in the UK, updating the latest developments

* Discusses global convergence in corporate governance with reference to an extended number of countries

* Incorporates the latest literature on social and environmental reporting, social and environmental auditing and socially responsible investment, and discusses new frameworks emerging from this academic literature

• * Includes an extended appendix including The Combined Code and the new OECD Principles
• * Reflects recent developments and examines future possible directions of corporate governance.
• "An important contribution to the field of corporate governance. Clearly written and accessible." Dr David Campbell, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Newcastle University Business School.

Table of contents :

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Part I Corporate governance: frameworks and mechanisms.

• 1 Defining corporate governance.
• 2 Corporate governance failures.
• 3 Corporate governance reform in the UK.
• 4 The role of boards in corporate governance.
• 5 The role of institutional investors in corporate governance.
• 6 The role of transparency in corporate governance.

Part II Global corporate governance.

• 7 An introduction to corporate governance systems worldwide.
• 8 A reference dictionary of corporate governance systems

Part III Broadening the corporate  governance  agenda

• 9 Discharging a broader corporate accountability
• 10 Environmental social and governance considerations
• 11 Future directions for corporate governance and accountability

Appendix A The Combined Code on Corporate Governance

Appendix B The OECD Principles of Corporate Governance

References

Index