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...Vince Bruni‐Bossio; Norman T. Sheehan Purpose As a result of the many governance failures in the past decade, new legislation, increased regulation, and best practices have been adopted by boards in an effort to improve corporate governance. Unfortunately, not all of the changes...

... in developing closer working relationships with the company's directors Company directors Senior management Boards Decision making Corporate governance Australia Boards that really add value to a company, that are an inimitable asset, serve in close coalition with their company's senior...

... and potentially lower their financial risk. They should however put effort into setting up appropriate incentive structures for the manager. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Corporate governance Family firms CFO Non‐family managers In family firms, the managing responsibility...

...Ann‐Kristin Achleitner; Eva Lutz; Kerry Herman; Josh Lerner Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of UK fashion retailer New Look and focuses on the impact of private equity on corporate governance, employment and leverage after the public‐to‐private conversion in 2003...

... opportunities and its game winning resources and activities. Microsoft identified four major opportunities in which it could profitably leverage its game winning resources and activities: Risk management Boards Corporate governance Management strategy business excellence Pursuing opportunities...

... Retirement System (CalPERS). As one of the largest pension funds, when CalPERS talks organizations listen. While CalPERS engages in many forms of activism, they were a front runner in publishing a “hit list” of companies where they sought some form of change, typically related to corporate governance...

... also have opportunities to meet with the media, the investment community, analysts, regulators, important suppliers, and key clients. And that exposure – with apologies to Sarbanes‐Oxley (SOX), the guidelines of the listing exchanges (e.g. NYSE, NASDAQ), and other observers of corporate governance...

... Group Publishing Limited 2006 Boards of Directors Corporate governance Disclosure Financial management Related party transactions, like many other aspects of corporate governance, have received renewed attention in the post‐Enron era. While Enron has become a bit of a corporate “poster...

.... Findings One answer to the continued failure of corporate governance, albeit not likely the answer, is a misplaced focus on structural aspects of the board of directors at the expense of process issues. Practical implications Provides executives with information on important factors...

... separate studies to determine an overall, average effect size. [2] Soon to appear in the Journal of Finance. There are other aspects of these transactions, too, that can be troublesome. In this environment of corporate governance oversight and compliance, in concert with SEC...

... Publishing Limited 2006 Corporate governance Stock markets Financial reporting A torrent of criticism has followed the enactment and implementation of the Sarbanes‐Oxley Act (SOX), related guidelines by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and the frequently revised listing...

...Catherine Albert‐Roulhac; Peter Breen Purpose To provide a comprehensive overview of corporate governance practices in the top listed companies in ten European countries. Design/methodology/approach Presents comparative empirical research based on public data from public companies...

... diversity include constructive debate and full consideration of the issue at hand, generating alternatives, enhanced innovativeness, and greater likelihood of championing change. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Boards of directors Corporate governance Chief executives Chairmen...

... and to senior executives. Corporate governance Boards of Directors United Kingdom Business performance Most board directors never function properly in their directorial, as distinct from executive, role. They seem especially ineffective at thinking strategically. Whilst assuming happily...

...Catherine M. Dalton; Dan R. Dalton Purpose Looks at modern guidelines for corporate governance as essentially an exercise in profiling. Sarbanes‐Oxley, oversight agencies, and self‐regulatory agencies focus on the adoption of certain board composition configurations in a purely subjective way...

... is almost never justified except possibly when hiring a new CEO. Originality/value Of particular value to CEOs and other board members © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Corporate governance Stock options Pricing Executive compensation has been the subject...

.... Under state law, the fiduciary duties of directors and officers of private and public companies are the same. Even if not a legal mandate for private companies, SOX may provide a de facto best practice standard for corporate governance. In an environment wherein plaintiff's counsel may focus...

... of corporate governance. The LID is chosen form among the ranks of outside board members and serves as a liaison between corporate management and the outside board members. Practical implications Provides managers with information on the benefits of creating a LID position. Originality...

... are trying to cope. Organizational structures Organizational design Strategic management Value added Corporate governance At most large companies today, the activities and structure of the corporate center are based on a traditional functional support model that is no longer appropriate...