Corporate Governance and International Business

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Bookboon, 2011. — 109 p. — ISBN: 978-87-7681-737-4.It is clearly accepted that good governance is fundamental to the successfully continuing operating of any organisation. Corporate governance has gained tremendous importance in recent years, due to the developments brought about through globalisation concerning the harmonisation of procedures and structures and through the emergence of global norms for corporate governance. One factor which is significantly affected by such governance is that of risk assessment and management. Good governance reduces risk and facilitates its management. This is the focus of this book.Content.Introduction to Corporate Governance.Development of codes of governance and international comparisons.The principles of corporate governance.Stakeholders & the social contract: a broader view of corporate governance.Issues concerning Sustainability.Ethics, corporate governance and corporate behavior.Risk Management and Corporate Governance.The Audit function and the role of regulation.Corporate Governance in non-commercial organisations.Globalisation and corporate governance.Endnotes.