Corporate Governance and the Global Financial Crisis by Willi... - 9781107001879

Corporate Governance and the Global Financial CrisisInternational Perspectives\nAuthor(s): William Sun, Jim Stewart, David Pollard\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107001879, 978-1107001879\nSynopsis\nOver the last two decades there has been a notable increase in the number of corporate governance codes and principles, as well as a range of improvements in structures and mechanisms. Despite this, corporate governance failed to prevent a widespread default of fiduciary duties of corporate boards and managerial responsibilities in the finance industry, which contributed to the [tel] global financial crisis. This book brings together leading scholars from North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East to provide fresh and critical analytical insights on the systemic failures of corporate governance linked to the global financial crisis. Contributors draw from a range of disciplines to dem.