Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance, Second Edition, provides a concise presentation of vital topics and emerging themes in corporate governance within the private sector, while maintaining the key elements of the successful first edition. This definitive book not only exposes the fundamental principles of corporate governance, it builds upon them by illustrating how they are applied. It includes several prominent case studies, and directors' duties and liability are illustrated by drawing on the most recent Australian court cases. Although grounded in Australian corporate governance, the book will appeal to practitioners and students of law and business management internationally. Principles of corporate governance are explicated for readers in all jurisdictions, with specific reference to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and the implications for corporate governance developments in the future.
• Covers core principles of corporate governance in a concise, yet comprehensive way appropriate to practitioners and students in law and business • Approaches corporate governance from an international perspective including comparative models in the US, UK, Germany, Japan and China, with OECD principles dealt with separately • Accompanied by an online study guide to aid student learning and a set of PowerPoint slides for instructors' use
Contents
Part I. Basic Concepts, Board Structures and Company Officers: 1. The concept 'corporate governance' and 'essential' corporate governance principles; 2. Stakeholders in corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR); 3. Board functions and structures; 4. Types of company directors and officers; Part II. Corporate Governance in Australia: 5. Corporate governance in Australia – background and business initiatives; 6. Regulation of corporate governance; 7. The role of the regulators - ASIC and ASX; 8. Accounting governance Christine Jubb; 9. Auditors and audits Christine Jubb; 10. Directors' duties and liability; 11. Enforcement of directors' duties; Part III. Corporate Governance in International and Global Context: 12. Corporate governance in the USA, the UK and in Canada; 13. OECD principles of corporate governance and corporate governance in Germany, Japan and China Luke Nottage and Vivienne Bath; Part IV. Business Ethics and Future Direction: 14. The ethical obligations of corporations; 15. Reflections on contemporary corporate governance and its future direction.
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