TY  - BOOK
AU  - Colley,John L.
TI  - What is corporate governance?
SN  - 0071444483 (pbk.) :
AV  - HD2741 .W48 2005
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Corporate governance
KW  - United States
N1  - Corporate governance makes headlines - The legal obligations of directors - Getting and keeping an effective board - How an effective board organizes its work - The board - CEO relationship - CEO compensation - The board's role in management - New requirements:  Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Stock Exchange Rules - How directors and boards get into trouble
N2  - A comprehensive overview of one of today's most important and controversial topics; The need for sound corporate governance is the #1 item on many people's agendas today, from corporate directors and decision makers to investors looking to shield themselves from the next Enron-type disaster. But what exactly constitutes sound governance? And what should directors and managers do to ensure they can meet their governance responsibilities--whether legal, moral, or both?; "What Is Corporate Governance? provides readers with concise yet comprehensive coverage of this hot-button subject. Following the reader-friendly format of McGraw- Hill's highly successful What Is . . . series, this one-stop overview of corporate governance features: Explanations of the laws and regulations that apply to corporate governance Insights into the duties--and liabilities--of corporate directors Discussion of the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on corporate governance issues
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