Corporate governance
Subtitle: principles and practices
By: Walter Effross.
Publisher: Aspen Publishers; Brand: Aspen Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1202
ISBN-13: 9780735577312
Subjects: Corporate governance -- Law and legislation -- United States
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The defining dynamics of corporate governance : purposes and priorities; title: The board's powers and processes (I) : duty of due care : preparations and precautions; title: The board's powers and processes (II) : duty of loyalty-predispositions and preclusions; title: The role of shareholders : proxies and proposals; title: Nominating, electing, and removing directors : prerequisites and performances; title: Compensating directors and officers appropriately : payments and perquisites; title: Corporate social responsibility : profit-maximizing vs. philanthropy; title: Special considerations of legal ethics : professionalism and privilege; title: Pathways and possibilities : comparative corporate governance; title: Predictions and proofs : does good corporate governance pay?