Routledge Studies in Corporate Governance
About the Book Series
Corporate Governance can be defined as the system of policies, practices, actions and processes by which an organization is lead and managed. Corporate Governance theory examines balancing the interests of the many stakeholders within an organization and the societies in which it operates. This series looks at different systems of Corporate Governance as well examining stakeholder perspectives, including shareholders, management, leadership, customers, suppliers and financiers, encompassing practically every sphere of management. This series publishes cutting edge and definitive coverage of all key topics in Corporate Governance and related interdisciplinary areas including but not limited to; Management Strategy; Leadership; International Business and Economics; Organizational Behavior; Business Ethics; Entrepreneurship; Accounting and Finance.
Corporate Governance and the Nuclear Industry
1st Edition
By Barry Pemberton
June 08, 2018
Corporate Governance and the Nuclear Industry explores the UK nuclear Legacy - governance issues associated with the decommissioning of a range of early-generation civil nuclear facilities. This book traces how we got here and the risks that have been taken, whilst presenting new research and ...
Governance and Governmentality for Projects: Enablers, Practices, and Consequences
1st Edition
Edited
By Ralf Muller
June 08, 2018
This research-based book takes an organization-wide perspective to describe the governance and governmentality for projects in organizations. Governance of projects defines and directs the ways managers of projects, programs, and project portfolios carry out their work. Governmentality is the way ...
Mergers and Acquisitions and Executive Compensation
1st Edition
By Virginia Bodolica, Martin Spraggon
June 08, 2018
Over the past decades, the total value of executive compensation packages has been rising dramatically, contributing to a wider pay gap between the chief executive officer and the average worker. In the midst of the financial turmoil that brought about a massive wave of corporate failures, the ...
Green Business, Green Values, and Sustainability
1st Edition
Edited
By Christos Pitelis, Jack Keenan, Vicky Pryce
September 03, 2015
Today greenness is goodness; non-greenness is not an option. It is therefore critical to advance thinking on why and how business, consumers and policy makers can contribute to the goal of sustainable global wealth creation. This volume analyzes the strategic sustainability issues confronting ...
Internal and External Aspects of Corporate Governance
1st Edition
By Ahmed Naciri
September 03, 2013
An effective system of corporate governance has both internal and external aspects that have to be sufficiently responsive if governance is to succeed. In this book, Ahmed Naciri examines these two core aspects or the latest buzzword in business and management theory. Internal aspects include ...
Behaviour and Rationality in Corporate Governance
1st Edition
By Oliver Marnet
March 03, 2011
Corporate scandals due to bad accounting happen far too frequently for a system of corporate governance to be deemed effective. This book tells why the safeguards designed to prevent bad accounting so often fail. By studying why the auditors and members of a board of directors regularly...
Corporate Governance Around the World
1st Edition
Edited
By Ahmed Naciri
March 03, 2011
The last Asian financial crisis, coupled with the western series of corporate scandals, has caused investors and citizens to doubt mangers’ ability to guarantee credible financial information about organizations. Consequently, legislators all over the world have come to realise the necessity ...
The Value Creating Board: Corporate Governance and Organizational Behaviour
1st Edition
Edited
By Morten Huse
January 26, 2010
This book presents boards of directors from a strategic and entrepreneurial management perspective. Boards of directors are receiving increased interest in the business world as well as among academic audiences however few contributions integrate corporate governance and organizational behavior. &...