Corporate governance
Subtitle: law and practice
By: Bart Schwartz, Amy L. Goodman, general editors.
Contributors: Schwartz, Bart.; Goodman, Amy L.
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Newark, NJ
Language: eng
Subjects: Corporate governance -- Law and legislation -- United States; Corporate governance -- United States
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: History and sources of corporate governance; title: The future of the corporate governance movement; title: Shareholders' rights; title: Legal duties and responsibilities of the board; title: Limitations on liability of officers and directors; title: Corporate governance guidelines for board practices and procedures; title: Committee structure, specific board processes and responsibilities; title: Board culture and conflicts in the board room; title: The audit committee; title: The compensation committee; title: The nominating and corporate governance committee; title: Special committees of the board; title: Compliance and the code of conduct; title: Roles and responsibilities of non-board participants in corporate governance; title: Executive compensation as a governance issue: the compensation consultant's perspective; title: Executive compensation as a governance issue: legal and regulatory issues; title: Governance in the corporate control context.