corporate governance and international business

David Crowther; Shahla Seifi
Corporate Governance and
International Business
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David Crowther & Shahla Sei
Corporate Governance
and International Business
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Corporate Governance and International Business
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Corporate Governance and International Business
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Contents
Contents
1 Introduction to Corporate Governance 10
1.1 Introduction 10
1.2 Governance 10
1.3 Corporate Governance 11
1.4 Governance systems and corporate social responsibility 12
1.5 Relating corporate governance and corporate social responsibility 13
1.6 References 15
1.7 Further reading 15
1.8 Self-test questions 16

2 Development of codes of governance and international comparisons 17
2.1 Introduction 17
2.2 Systems of governance 17
2.3 Developing a framework for corporate governance 20
2.4 Company management 21
2.5 References 23
2.6 Further reading 23
2.7 Self-test questions 24
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3 e principles of corporate governance 25

3.1 Introduction 25
3.2 e principles of governance 25
3.3 Good governance and corporate behaviour 28
3.4 Corporate Governance Principles 29
3.5 Good Governance and Sustainability 31
3.6 References 32
3.7 Further reading 32
3.8 Self-test questions 33
4 Stakeholders & the social contract: a broader view of corporate governance 34
4.1 Introduction 34
4.2 e Social Contract 34
4.3 What is a stakeholder? 35
4.4 Multiple stakeholdings 36
4.5 e classication of stakeholders 36
4.6 Stakeholder eory 37
4.7 Governance and stakeholders 41
4.8 Relating corporate governance and corporate social responsibility 42
4.9 Relating social responsibility with governance: the evidence 43
4.10 Conclusions 44
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