Corporate Governance : : Promises Kept, Promises Broken /

Corporate Governance : : Promises Kept, Promises Broken / / Jonathan R. Macey.

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Even in the wake of the biggest financial crash of the postwar era, the United States continues to rely on Securities and Exchange Commission oversight and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which set tougher rules for boards, management, and public accounting firms to protect the interests of shareholders. Su...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Macey, Jonathan R.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2008]
©2008
Year of Publication:2008
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (344 p.) :; 1 line illus. 5 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Content
  • Preface
  • Introduction. Corporate Governance As Promise
  • Chapter 1. The Goals Of Corporate Governance
  • Chapter 2. Corporate Law And Corporate Governance
  • Chapter 3. Institutions And Mechanisms Of Corporate Governance
  • Chapter 4. Boards Of Directors
  • Chapter 5. Case Studies On Boards Of Directors In Corporate Governance
  • Chapter 6. Dissident Directors
  • Chapter 7. Formal External Institutions Of Corporate Governance
  • Chapter 8. The Market For Corporate Control
  • Chapter 9. Initial Public Offerings And Private Placements
  • Chapter 10. Governance By Litigation: Derivative Lawsuits
  • Chapter 11. Accounting, Accounting Rules, And The Accounting Industry
  • Chapter 12. Quirky Governance: Insider Trading, Short Selling, And Whistle-Blowing
  • Chapter 13. Shareholder Voting
  • Chapter 14. The Role Of Banks And Other Lenders In Corporate Governance
  • Chapter 15. Hedge Funds And Private Equity
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index

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