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.
Enhancing Board Effectiveness: Institutional, Regulatory and Functional Perspectives for Developing and Emerging Markets
1st Edition
Edited
By Franklin N. Ngwu, Onyeka Osuji, Chris Ogbechie, David Williamson
March 31, 2021
Enhancing Board Effectiveness seeks to examine the conceptualization and role of the board in a variety of contexts and articulate solutions for improving the effectiveness of the board, especially in developing and emerging markets. Enhancing Board Effectiveness with therefore address the ...
Corporate Governance and Effectiveness: Why Companies Win or Lose
1st Edition
By Dipak R. Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
December 18, 2020
The book looks at the corporate management system and how it affects company performance. The main theme revolves around the notion that when a company values its workers and their satisfaction, that company can achieve success. The book is unique in its quantitative perspective and ...
Corporate Governance in Action: Regulators, Market Actors and Scrutinizers
1st Edition
Edited
By Lars Engwall
December 18, 2020
Over time we have seen large corporations, in many cases with multinational operations, begin to play an increasingly significant role in modern society. This in turn has put the governance of these corporations into focus.Against this background, Corporate Governance in Action helps provide a ...
Credit Rating Governance: Global Credit Gatekeepers
1st Edition
By Ahmed Naciri
December 12, 2019
Credit rating agencies play an essential role in the modern financial system and are relied on by creditors and investors on the market. In the recent financial crisis, their power and reliability were often questioned, yet a simple rating downgrade could threaten to bankrupt a whole country. This ...
Sovereign Credit Rating: Questionable Methodologies
1st Edition
By Ahmed Naciri
December 12, 2019
The current degradation of sovereign balance sheets raises very real concerns about how sovereign creditworthiness is measured by credit rating agencies. Given the disastrous economic and social effects of any downgrade, the book offers an alternative and calls for more transparency about the ...
Resource Security and Governance: Globalisation and China�s Natural Resources Companies
1st Edition
Edited
By Xinting Jia, Roman Tomasic
December 05, 2019
China’s phenomenal economic growth in the past 30 years has witnessed the rise of its global natural resources companies. At the same time, the emerging of a middle class in China and their desire to improve living standards including better dwelling conditions, better health and nutrition, has ...
The Making of Shareholder Welfare Society: A Study in Corporate Governance
1st Edition
By Alexander Styhre
December 05, 2019
The Making of Shareholder Welfare Society traces and accounts for the debates and discussions between law and economics scholars and mainstream legal scholars, management theorists, and economic sociologists. This is done in detail to demonstrate that the shareholder welfare society was built from ...
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
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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 ...