Theory and practice of corporate governance : an integrated approach /
Stephen Bloomfield.
- xviii, 421 pages ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The discipline of governance -- Definitions and the landscape -- Inward-facing governance -- Outward-facing governance -- Governance and law -- The protection of the laws -- Critical governance law -- Governance and the listed company -- The shareholders response ; the governance codes -- Contextual issues -- Developments and trends -- Governance and regulation -- The overlap between governance and regulation -- Micro and macro regulation of companies and markets -- Failure : the abiding characteristic of regulation -- Governance and managerial administration -- Performance and reward issues -- Assets -- Company failure -- Public sector governance -- The wide picture of public sector governance -- Public sector governance in practice -- Counter-governance -- Criminality -- Stakeholder abuse -- Market abuse. Pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. pt. 2. 4. 5. pt. 3. 6. 7. 8. pt. 4. 9. 10. 11. pt. 5. 12. 13. 14. pt. 6. 15. 16. pt. 7. 17. 18. 19.
"Theory and Practice of Corporate Governance explains how the real world of corporate governance works. It offers new definitions of governance and new conceptual models for investigating governance and corporate behaviour, based on both practical experience and academic investigation. In examining the historical development of corporate governance, it integrates issues of company law, regulatory practice and company administration with contemporary corporate governance policies and structures. An extensive range of international examples, both recent and historical, is used to compare theoretical explanations of governance behaviour with practical outcomes. The book will be particularly suitable for students taking an ICSA-accredited course - giving a necessary critical view on governance, law and regulation - and through utilising new conceptual models, it will stimulate debate among both theorists and practitioners."--Publisher description.