Second Edition.
The vital importance of corporate governance to organisations around the world has been reflected in an explosion of research and writing in the field. This book acts as a forum for the exchange of information, insights and knowledge based on both theoretical development and practical experience.
Corporate governance is defined broadly as the exercise of power over the responsibility for corporate entities. This book focuses on the governance of all types, sizes and forms of corporate entity, whatever their cultural underpinning, wherever they are incorporated or operate, and with diverse ownership or membership structures.
Including selected sources and extensive case studies on companies such as American Express, General Motors and Times Warner, this text illuminates and explains the complexities of corporate governance.