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Evaluating CEO and board performance Evaluating CEO and board performance John Carver The Carver Policy Governance Guide series includes six booklets that offer board members a description of John Carver's Policy Governance model of board leadership. Policy Governance enables a board … OL11547336W
The support economy The support economy Shoshana Zuboff,James Maxmin The authors chart the chasm betwen culture and corporations, positing that workers have changed more rapidly than the companies they rely upon for survival. OL12697299W
The data asset The data asset Tony Fisher An indispensable guide that shows companies how to treat data as a strategic asset Organizations set their business strategy and direction based on information that is available to executives. *The D… OL13771781W
Leadership and Governance from the Inside Out Leadership and Governance from the Inside Out Robert Gandossy At last, there's a business leadership book that really tackles the tough issues of integrity and governance. Taking a unique approach to leadership, this book gathers the path-breaking perspectives … OL15181919W
The Business Case for Corporate Governance The Business Case for Corporate Governance Ken Rushton This book goes beyond the "what and how" of corporate governance to explore the impact and benefits of good governance for companies and their investors. The contributors are leading market practitio… OL15182842W
Corporate Governance Corporate Governance Kevin Keasey The decade since the publication of the Cadbury Report in1992 has seen growing interest in corporate governance. This growth has recently become an explosion with major corporate scandals such as Wor… OL15186940W
Corporate social responsibility and corporate governance Corporate social responsibility and corporate governance Lorenzo Sacconi "Corporate social responsibility is seen in this book as multi-stakeholder approach to corporate governance. This volume outlines neo-institutional and stakeholder theories of the firm, new rational … OL15473735W
The embedded firm The embedded firm Cynthia A. Williams "The globalization of capital markets since the 1980s has been accompanied by a vigorous debate over the convergence of corporate governance standards around the world towards the shareholder model. … OL15933258W
Managing corporate social responsibility Managing corporate social responsibility W. Timothy Coombs "Managing Corporate Social Responsibility offers a strategic, communication-centred approach to integrating CSR into organizations. Drawing from a variety of disciplines and written in a highly acces… OL15942028W
Corporate social responsibility of multinational corporations in developing countries Corporate social responsibility of multinational corporations in developing countries Adefolake Adeyeye "The increasing importance of CSR means that companies must consider multi-stakeholder interests as well as the social, political, economic, environmental and developmental impact of their actions. H… OL16168364W
Corporate governance and the global financial crisis Corporate governance and the global financial crisis William Sun "Over the last two decades there has been a notable increase in the number of corporate governance codes and principles, as well as a range of improvements in structures and mechanisms. Despite this,… OL16239155W
Board practices Board practices Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Secretary-General "This document examines how effectively boards manage to align executive and board remuneration with the longer-term interests of their companies. This is a major and ongoing issue in many companies … OL16285505W
Corporate governance Corporate governance Robert A. G. Monks "In the wake of the recent global financial collapse the timely new edition of this successful text provides students and business professionals with a welcome update of the key issues facing manager… OL16360552W
The rise of global corporate social responsibility The rise of global corporate social responsibility Hevina S. Dashwood "Combining insights from international relations theory with institutional approaches from organization theory and public policy, this book provides a complete explanation for the adoption of Corpora… OL16548214W
Corporate governance Corporate governance Tony Tinker,Barbara Dubis Merino,Cheryl R. Lehman,Marilyn Kleinberg Neimark "This issue of Advances in Public Interest Accounting offers provocations challenging the received views of Corporate Governance, illuminating the controversies and ethical outcomes of using it as a … OL18524827W
Perspectives on corporate governance Perspectives on corporate governance F. Scott Kieff,Troy Paredes "The events that began with the collapse of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, and Adelphia and continued into the financial crisis of 2008 teach us an important lesson: corporate governance matters. But althoug… OL18637714W
Dear chairman Dear chairman Jeff Gramm A sharp and illuminating history of one of capitalism’s longest running tensions—the conflicts of interest among public company directors, managers, and shareholders—told through entertaining case st… OL20022623W
The Marine Corps way to win on Wall Street The Marine Corps way to win on Wall Street Ken Marlin "Many Americans view Wall Street as a bastion of greed and corruption; a place that attracts people who don't deserve the money they make but are willing to break the law to get more of it. Yet for a… OL20039898W
Blind spots, biases and other pathologies in the boardroom Blind spots, biases and other pathologies in the boardroom Kenneth A. Merchant Corporate governance is one of the hottest topics in the business world now, as it always is in times of stress. Some of the recently discovered scandals and corporate failures can be traced back to … OL24684760W
Organizational enablers for project governance Organizational enablers for project governance Ralf Müller Corporate culture and the way business is done (called governance) can be a significant factor in a company's success. Governance represents the "what" within the organization: what aspects of busine… OL28594913W
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