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The insider's view on corporate governancethe role of the company secretary /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The insider's view on corporate governanceGertrud Erismann-Peyer, Ulrich Steger, and Oliver Salzmann.
Reminder of title:	the role of the company secretary /
Author:	Erismann-Peyer, Gertrud,
other author:	Salzmann, Oliver,
Published:	Basingstoke [England] ;Palgrave Macmillan,2008.
Description:	xxix, 187 p. :ill.
Subject:	Corporation secretaries.
Online resource:	access to fulltext (Palgrave)
ISBN:	9780230556331

The insider's view on corporate governancethe role of the company secretary /
Erismann-Peyer, Gertrud,1943-

The insider's view on corporate governancethe role of the company secretary /[electronic resource] :Gertrud Erismann-Peyer, Ulrich Steger, and Oliver Salzmann. - Basingstoke [England] ;Palgrave Macmillan,2008. - xxix, 187 p. :ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 178) and index.

-- 1 The Evolution of Modern Corporate Governance. -- 1.1 The corporate governance earthquakeand where we stand today. -- 1.2 The role of the company secretary. -- 1.3 Overview of recent research and literature. -- 1.4 Roadmap through this book. -- -- 2 Study design. -- 2.1 Scopeand framework. -- 2.2 Method. -- 2.3 Samples. -- -- 3 Descriptive evidence. -- 3.1 Drivers for corporate governance. -- 3.2 Organization of the board. -- 3.3 The company secretary. -- 3.4 A look at recent developments. -- -- 4 Analyzing causal effects. -- 4.1 Which factors determinehow the company secretary views his/her setting? -- 4.2 Which factors shape the secretary's tasks and responsibilities? -- 4.3 Which factors influence corporate governance performance? -- -- 5 Conclusion: Making sense out of diversity - where are we heading? -- 5.1 Future dynamics of the corporate governance officer. -- 5.2 Where shall we go? What has to be done? --.

You have heard of Enron, Worldcom, new activist investors, SOX and corporate governance codesfrom around the world. You may have seen how this has impacted board work; how it has added one responsibility afteranother to the board's roster. If so, then you most certainly want to know how to overcome this formidable challenge. Using interviews from some 60 individuals in the world's top companies whose job it is to makecorporate governance work, this book provides a comprehensive analysisofcorporate governance and board process. It is complimented with a broad quantitative survey of 300company secretaries worldwide. This book is a must for anyone wishing to capitalize on the wealth of experience of corporate governance professionals and to learn what it takes to improve corporate governance and board work.

Electronic reproduction.
Basingstoke, England :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.

Mode of access:World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780230556331

Standard No.: 10.1057/9780230556331doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

474989
Corporation secretaries.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HD2745.5 / .E75 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 658.4/2

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