Absolute Essentials of Corporate Governance

Taylor & Francis

Absolute Essentials of Corporate GovernanceAuthor(s): Stephen Bloomfield\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367557850, 978-0367557850\nSynopsis\nThis shortform textbook, a concise overview of the development and current state of corporate governance, provides a critical narrative on the field.\n\nBeginning with insightful historical background, the author shows how value-adding corporate governance involves more than unthinking compliance to a recitation of statutes, regulations and principles, devoid of context. Features include basic definitions, reviews of theoretical governance problems, and a worldwide review of current governance provisions along with more detail on the UK situation. Revealing the geology of governance in the business world, the book highlights its progress set into a framework of regulation and law.\n\nThis textbook provides a brief, authoritative summary of the field for two core audiences.