The urgent and sustained interest in corporate governance is unprecedented, the connections between corporate governance and economic performance being emphasized by the World Bank, the IMF and others in the global economic community. In what promises to be a timely and definitive intellectual map of a key emerging discipline. "The SAGE Handbook of Corporate Governance" offers a critical overview of the key themes, theoretical controversies, current research and emerging concepts that frame the field. Consisting of original substantive chapters by leading international scholars, and examining corporate governance from an interdisciplinary basis, the text highlights how critical governance issues are to the formation, growth, financing, structural development and strategic direction of companies and how corporate governance institutions, in turn,influence the innovation and development of industrial and economic systems globally. Comprehensive, authoritative and presented in a highly accessible framework, this handbook is a significant resource to those with an interest in understanding this important emerging field. ÍNDICE: PART ONE: ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT PART TWO: RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES PART THREE: MARKETS AND REGULATION PART FOUR: BOARDS AND DIRECTORS PART FIVE: LEADERSHIP, INCENTIVES AND ACCOUNTABILITY PART SIX: DIFFERENT GOVERNANCE REGIMES PART SEVEN: POLITICAL ECONOMY PART EIGHT: EMERGING ISSUES PART NINE: GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-2980-6
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 608
- Fecha Publicación: 28/02/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés