Corporate Governance
- ISBN-10
- 1405171065
- ISBN-13
- 9781405171069
- Series
- Corporate Governance
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 464
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-03-07
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Authors
- Robert A. G. Monks, Nell Minow
Description
The new edition of this successful text offers an indispensable guide to the key concepts of corporate governance every student and business professional should know. It includes more exercises and student questions, penetrating analysis of the latest examples of corporate failure and controversy, and the lively "cases in point" which have characterized previous editions. Features 16 case studies of corporations in crisis, including General Motors, American Express, Time Warner, IBM, and Premier Oil Contains an invaluable web link to The Corporate Library, the leading independent research firm dedicated to corporate governance Includes an Appendix with an overview of CG Guidelines and Codes of Best Practice in Emerging Markets
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- 2010-08-20
- 676 pages
- Paperback
- John Wiley & Sons
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