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Named one of the 2003 books of the year in the "Economist" "A
convincing explanation of why, despite all of the recent reforms in
American corporate governance, there will probably be more firms
that go the way of Enron."
In the last thirty years, there has been a gradual erosion in the
abilities and responsibilities of corporate boards. In addition to
the ethics scandals that have plagued companies both new and
established over the last three years, a number of
over-diversified, over-staffed companies experienced failures that
might have been avoided had there been proper oversight on the part
of the board. While reform of the governance system has received
considerable attention from the press, business leaders, and
politicians, there have been few analyses of what is really
happening on a systemic level, and even fewer workable suggestions
for reform.
"The Recurrent Crisis in Corporate Governance" provides an expert
assessment of what went wrong on corporate boards and how to fix
them. The book begins with both a legal and economic examination of
corporate governance during the last three decades, including the
broad issue of boards taking on responsibilities without being able
to fulfill their obligations because of the lack of access to
information and people within the corporation. The authors then go
on to show the correlation between strong board performance and
strong company performance, make the case for separating the CEO
and Chair positions, comment on the collapse of nine major
corporations, including Global Crossing, K-Mart, Lucent, and Qwest,
and provide suggestions on how boards can be more effective
stewards of the shareholders' and public's trust.
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Langfield
Paul McAvoy
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R353
Discovery Miles 3 530
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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When my parents split up I started drawing pictures of gravestones
in a church near my dad's (I know it is weird, get over it), and
here is where I met Beth. But I soon found that Beth was no
ordinary girl, but she was in fact a ghost. I am not talking creepy
ghost, the kind that puts a curse on you, but just an ordinary
person really. I soon learned she was being chased by some nasty
piece of work, and I soon realised there was only me who would be
able to help her. Not only was I going to try to save her from her
hunter, but also try to help her move on, go into the light, and
all that. Not much to ask, seeing as I was a teenager, was it In
the process I would learn that the 'unknown' was pretty clear, and
that some men can be more evil than anything conjured up by the
wildest of imaginations. So... I met a Ghost is a sometimes creepy,
sometimes funny short novel for young adults by author Paul McAvoy.
A page-turner... you will not want to draw breath until the last
page is read...
It was an eventful day. I decided to skip school - not something I
ever did I must add, as it's not big and it's not clever. But I was
being bullied in class and needed time out. I should have spoken to
someone about it, but it is not always that easy. Good thing I did,
as I just happened along an alien and managed to save his life. I
then decided to help him get home and keep him from the clutches of
men in dark suits who wanted to catch him and run tests on him...
Yes, an eventful day all round. And I had my first kiss Not with
the alien, you weirdoes... So... I met an Alien is a fun adventure
book from the author of "So... I Met a Ghost," Paul McAvoy
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