Principles of contemporary corporate governance / Jean Jacques du Plessis, Anil Hargovan, Mirko Bagaric ; contributors, Vivienne Bath, Christine Jubb, Luke Nottage.

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Main Author: Du Plessis, J. J.
Other Authors: Hargovan, Anil, 1962-, Bagaric, Mirko, Bath, Vivienne, Jubb, Christine, Nottage, Luke
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Edition:Second edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • PART ONE : BASIC CONCEPTS, BOARD STRUCTURES AND COMPANY OFFICERS: The concept 'corporate governance' and 'essential' principles of corporate governance
  • Stakeholders in corporate governance and corporate social responsibility
  • Board functions and structures
  • Types of company directors and officers
  • PART TWO : CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN AUSTRALIA: Corporate governance in Australia : background and business
  • Regulation of corporate governance
  • The role of the regulators : ASIC and ASX
  • Accounting governance
  • Auditors and audits
  • Directors' duties and liability
  • Enforcement of directors' duties
  • PART THREE : CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS: Corporate governance in the USA, the UK and Canada
  • OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, and corporate governance in Germany, Japan and China
  • PART FOUR : BUSINESS ETHICS AND FUTURE DIRECTION: The ethical obligations of corporations
  • Reflections on contemporary corporate governance and its future direction.