TY  - BOOK
AU  - Macey,Jonathan R.
TI  - Corporate governance: promises kept, promises broken 
SN  - 0691129991
AV  - HD2741 .M223 2008
U1  - 658.42 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - Princeton
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Corporate governance
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-323) and index; Introduction Corporate governance as promise --; 1; The goals of corporate governance : the dominant role of equity --; 2; Corporate law and corporate governance --; 3; Institutions and mechanisms of corporate governance : a taxonomy --; 4; Boards of directors --; 5; Case studies on boards of directors in corporate governance --; 6; Dissident directors --; 7; Formal external institutions of corporate governance : the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the stock exchanges, and the credit-rating agencies --; 8; The market for corporate control --; 9; Initial public offerings and private placements --; 10; Governance by litigation : derivative lawsuits --; 11; Accounting, accounting rules, and the accounting industry --; 12; Quirky governance : insider trading, short selling, and whistle-blowing --; 13; Shareholder voting --; 14; The role of banks and other lenders in corporate governance --; 15; Hedge funds and private equity --; Conclusion
ER  -