A primer on corporate governance
By: Cornelis A. de Kluyver.
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781606490044
Subjects: Corporate governance
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-225) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Corporate governance: the system and its purpose. Corporate governance: the link between corporations and society; title: Governance and accountability; title: The board of directors: role and composition; title: Recent U. S. governance reforms. Part II. The Board's responsibilities.  CEO selection and succession planning; title: Oversight, compliance, and risk management; title: The board's role in strategy development; title: CEO performance evaluation and executive compensation; title: Responding to external pressures and unforeseen events; title: Creating a high-performance board.  Part III. The future. Epilogue: The future of corporate governance; title: Appendix A: Sarbanes-Oxley and other recent U. S. governance reforms; title: Appendix B: Red flags in management culture, strategies, and practices; title: Appendix C: Enterprise risk management: Questions for the board.