| Description |
xxvi, 549 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Part 1. Basic concepts: 1. The concept of corporate governance -- 2. A brief thematic history of corporate governance -- 3. The concept of the corporation -- 4. The concept of corporate control and its relevance -- 5. The corporation, its constitution, and legal actions: questions of risk, authority, and liability -- Part 2. The legal core: 6. Division of power between the board of directors and the general meeting -- 7. Meetings -- 8. The legal role of the board of directors and delegation and reliance -- 9. Definition of director and officer -- appointment, retirement, and removal of directors -- rights of access to information -- 10. Duties of directors and officers: overview -- 11. The basic duties to act in good faith in the best interest of the company, and for a proper purpose -- 12. The duty to avoid self-dealing -- 13. Duties of care and the business judgment rule -- 14. Directors' duties and corporate governance in troubled companies -- 15. Shareholder rights and duties -- 16. Relieving and protecting directors -- 17. Holding directors accountable: remedies of the company -- 18. Holding directors accountable: minority shareholder remedies -- 19. Disclosure and the role of the auditor and audit committee in corporate governance -- 20. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission, statutory penalty regime, and disqualification of directors in Australia and New Zealand -- 21. Use and abuse of corporate groups -- 22. Insider trading -- 23. Investigation of serious fraud -- Part 3. The self-regulation penumbra: 24. Key relationships -- 25. Determining the appropriate roles of the board and management -- 26. The role of institutional investors in corporate governance -- 27. Systems of self-regulation -- Part 4. Contemporary issues in corporate governance: 28. Current issues in corporate governance of listed public companies -- 29. Corporate governance and the judges -- 30. Corporate governance in small and medium-sized enterprises -- 31. Corporate governance in not for profits -- 32. Corporate governance in corporatised enterprises -- 33. Business ethics -- Part 5. The impacts of globalization: 34. Comparative corporate governance systems: an overview -- 35. The globalization of corporate governance -- 36. Thinking new thoughts on corporate governance -- Appendices -- Index |
| Summary |
A fully updated, comprehensive study of the law and practice of corporate governance in an international setting but with particular reference to Australia and New Zealand |
| Analysis |
Commercial & financial law (Australia) |
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Financial management |
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Commercial & financial law (Australia) |
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Financial management |
| Notes |
Previously pub.: 2001 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
For undergraduates |
| Subject |
Corporate governance.
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Directors of corporations.
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Corporation law -- Australia.
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Corporation law -- New Zealand.
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Corporate governance -- Textbooks.
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Directors of corporations -- Textbooks.
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Corporation law -- Australia -- Textbooks.
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Corporation law -- New Zealand -- Textbooks.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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Textbooks.
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| Author |
Farrar, John H. (John Hynes), 1941-
Corporate governance in Australia and New Zealand
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| LC no. |
2005412577 |
| ISBN |
0195517377 |
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