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Title Corporate governance : principles, practices and challenges / Edmund Klein, editor
Published New York : Nova Publishers, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Business issues, competition and entrepreneurship
Contents CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES ; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS A CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MECHANISM PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES, PROPOSALS AND NEW CHALLENGES ; Abstract; 1. Board of Directors. Types and Functions; 2. Board Composition; 2.1. The Size of the Board; 2.2. Board Independence; 2.3. Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Duality; 3. Board Committees; 3.1. Audit Committee; 3.2. Remuneration and Nomination Committees; 3.3. Additional Committees; 4. Board of Directors' Diversity
5. Incentives and Remuneration of Directors6. Board Evaluation Systems; 7. Challenges for the Future Role of Board of Directors; References; Annex I. Codes of Corporate Governance; Chapter 2 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCE OF THE MICROFINANCE SECTOR ; Abstract; Introduction; Microfinance Sector: Evidence from Sri Lanka and India; Microfinance in Sri Lanka; Microfinance in India; Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: Theoretical Foundation; Gender Diversity; Duality; Board Diversity; Board Independence; Board Size; Internal Audit; National Governance Quality Variables
Data, Method, Results and DiscussionPanel Data Analysis; Data; Imputation of Missing Data; Outliers; Descriptive Statistics; Test for Regressor Endogeneity; Test for Over-Identifying Restrictions; Method; Dynamic Panel Generalised Method of Moment (GMM) Estimation; Background of MFIs in Sri Lanka and India; Descriptive Data Analysis and Definitions of the Variables; Empirical Results for Financial Performance Using System GMM; Empirical Results for Outreach Using System GMM; Conclusion, Policy Implications and Direction for Further work; Conclusion; Policy Implications
Direction for Further WorkAppendixes; References; Chapter 3 AN ETHICAL AND VIRTUES-BASED MODEL OF LEADERSHIP FOR A GOOD GOVERNANCE INSIGHTS AND REFLECTIONS BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE ; Abstract; Introduction; Theoretical Framework; Moral-Based Leadership and Governance; Virtues-Based Leadership and Governance; Virtues-Based Leadership and Good Governance in Action; Methodology; Brunello Cucinelli Spa; BoxMarche spa; Loccioni Group; Mercurio Net Srl; Discussion and Conclusion; References; Biographical Sketch
Chapter 4 MECHANISMS FOR THE CONTROL AND ALIGNMENT OF INTERESTS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PARTICIPANTS IN TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Research of Corporate Governance Problems in Russian Scientific Literature and Features of the Russian Corporate Governance Model; 3. Medium-Sized Corporations in the Conditions of Transitional Economy; 4. Mechanisms for Control of Interactions between Participants of Corporate Relations; 5. Mechanisms for Alignment of Corporate Governance Participants' Interests; Conclusion; References; Biographical Sketch; Biographical Sketch
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Subject Corporate governance.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
Corporate governance
Form Electronic book
Author Klein, Edmund, editor
LC no. 2016014946
ISBN 9781634849715
163484971X