By James McConvill, Mirko Bagaric, Jean du Plessis

Description

Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance aims at providing a concise presentation of key topics and emerging themes in corporate governance. The text provides both law and business students, as well as practitioners of law and management, with an easy-to-follow explanation and analysis of key corporate governance principles. The book consists of five different parts: Part One introduces the reader to the meaning of the concept ‘corporate governance’; Part Two focuses on corporate governance in Australia; Part Three discusses board and committee structures and risk management policies; auditors and audits; and an overview of directors’ duties and liabilities; Part Four adds an international perspective to corporate governance (US, UK, Germany); Part Five deals with some policy issues and possible future developments and possible corporate governance trends.

• Extracts the most recent and most fundamental principles of contemporary corporate governance from a huge and constantly growing body of materials on corporate governance • The focus is on corporate governance in Australia, but a very specific international flavour has been added to it by way of discussions on corporate governance in the US, UK and Germany • Probably the most succinct and easy-to-follow coverage of the principles of contemporary corporate governance available in the market at the moment

Contents

1. The concept ‘corporate governance’ and essential corporate governance principles; 2. Stakeholders in corporate governance; 3. Board functions and board structures; 4. Types of company directors and officers; 5. Corporate governance in Australia - background and business initiatives; 6. Regulation of corporate governance; 7. The role of the regulators: ASX and ASIC; 8. Clerp 9 reforms to the Corporations Act; 9. Implementation of the ASX best practice recommendations: charters, policies and codes; 10. Auditors and audits; 11. Directors’ duties and liability; 12. Corporate governance in selected jurisdictions and the OECD principles of corporate governance; 13. The case for enhanced shareholder participation in corporate decision-making; 14. The ethical obligations of corporations; 15. Reflections of contemporary corporate governance and its future direction.

Review

in terms of its coverage and research of the subject and the wealth of practical detail, particularly in respect of Australia, this book has no competitor, and is a welcome and timely resource.\\\\\\\' HeinOnline

Published Year: 2005 Format: Paper Back ISBN: 9780521617833 Publisher: Cambridge University Press No of Pages: 416 Our Price: US $ 68.00 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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