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Author:   Bob Tricker (Former Professor of Finance, Hong Kong University. Honorary Professor Hong Kong Baptist University and Hong Kong Open University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   4th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.70cm
Weight:   0.942kg
ISBN:  

9780198809869

ISBN 10:   0198809867
Pages:   568
Publication Date:   06 June 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART 1: PRINCIPLES1. Corporate governance: A frontier subject2. Governance and management3. Theories, philosophies, and concepts of corporate governance4. The governance partnership: Investors, companies, and directors5. The regulatory framework6. Models of corporate governancePART 2: POLICIES7. Functions of the board8. The governance of corporate risk9. The board and business ethics10. The governance of listed companies11. The governance of non-listed corporate entities12. Corporate governance around the worldPART 3: PRACTICES13. Board membership: Directors' appointment, roles, and remuneration14. Board leadership: The reality of the boardroom15. Board activities: Corporate governance in practice16. Board effectiveness: Building better boards17. Board evaluation: Reviewing directors and boards18. Corporate governance: The next thirty years

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This is a great textbook that delves into the hot topic of corporate governance, the coverage has depth and substance, and it is an invaluable resource. * Eric Ogilvie-Brown, Robert Gordon University * I am impressed with this textbook. It covers the right things and does so well and accessibly to students. * Dr Ian Birchmore, Aberystwyth Business School, Aberystwyth University *

This is a great textbook that delves into the hot topic of corporate governance, the coverage has depth and substance, and it is an invaluable resource. * Eric Ogilvie-Brown, Robert Gordon University * I am impressed with this textbook. It covers the right things and does so well and accessibly to students. * Dr Ian Birchmore, Aberystwyth Business School, Aberystwyth University *

I am impressed with this textbook. It covers the right things and does so well and accessibly to students. * Dr Ian Birchmore, Aberystwyth Business School, Aberystwyth University * This is a great textbook that delves into the hot topic of corporate governance, the coverage has depth and substance, and it is an invaluable resource. * Eric Ogilvie-Brown, Robert Gordon University *

Author Information

After qualifying as a chartered accountant, Bob Tricker served as an officer in the Royal Navy, then for eight years was financial controller of the British subsidiary of a US corporation. He studied at Harvard and Oxford universities, was a Research Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Centre for Management Studies. His research led to the first book with the title 'Corporate Governance'. He was the founder-editor of the research journal Corporate Governance: An International Review. After 18 years in Oxford, he spent 14 years as Professor of Finance at the University of Hong Kong.

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