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Description: |
Due to increased globalization of trade, the business environment in most countries has become very competitive. Businesses have to work hard to find new customers and retain old ones. This has made good corporate governance indispensable to those who want to survive and flourish.
This revised text, now in its Third Edition, continues to discuss the contemporary issues of corporate governance in the wake of changing business ambience. It provides the students and professionals with an understanding of techniques and methods that can be used in practice for introducing effective governance in companies.
The Third Edition incorporates the updated revised SEBI rules and the powers given to it by the Government Ordinance in Chapter 12 (Highlights of SEBI’s Achievements) and Chapter 13 (Special Features of the Companies Amendment Bill, 2012). Besides, a new chapter on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been included as Chapter 10 which is an important aspect of corporate gover-nance. Case studies on CSR have been discussed which highlight the practice in organizations for treating CSR as a philosophy of the top management.
Audience
It is a valuable textbook for the students pursuing MBA, PGDM or MSW courses who are offered corporate governance as the select topic. Besides, practitioners will also find the book useful while reading the text along with the updated legal provisions and this will enable them to take a consolidated view on their decisions on corporate governance related issues.
Key Features
• Many relevant and interesting case studies have been included in the chapters. |
Contents: |
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Shareholders and Their Role Chapter 3 Directors and Their Role Chapter 4 The Corporate Dashboard Chapter 5 Measurement of Board Performance Chapter 6 The Learning Board Model: Professionalizing the Board Chapter 7 Performance of Management Chapter 8 Summary of Codes of Best Governance Chapter 9 Corporate Governance in India Chapter 10 Corporate Social Responsibility Chapter 11 Role of SEBI in the Current Scenario Chapter 12 Highlights of SEBI’s Achievements Chapter 13 Special Features of the Companies Amendment Bill, 2012 Chapter 14 Company Law Chapter 15 International Governance References Index |