Corporate Governance Principles, Policies, and Practices

by Tricker, R. I. (Bob)

• ISBN13: 9780198702757
• ISBN10: 0198702752
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-05-05
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

R. I. (Bob) Tricker, Former Professor of Finance, Hong Kong University. Honorary Professor Hong Kong Baptist University and Hong Kong Open University.

Dr. R. I. (Bob) Tricker was a chartered accountant, an officer in the Royal Navy, and financial controller of an industrial company, before studying at the Harvard Business School and becoming a Research Fellow at Oxford University. He was Professor of Management Information Systems at Warwick University, then Director of the Oxford Centre for Management Studies (now the Said Business School), before being appointed Professor of Finance at the University of Hong Kong. His books include The Independent Director (1978), Corporate Governance (1984) the first book with that title, and The Economist Essential Director (5th edition 2003). He currently holds honorary professorships of two Hong Kong Universities.

Table of Contents

Principles
1. A subject whose time has come
2. Governance and management
3. Theories and philosophies of corporate governance
4. The governance partnership: investors, companies, and directors
5. The regulatory framework
6. Models of corporate governance
Policies
7. Functions of the board
8. The governance of corporate risk
9. Corporate social responsibility and sustainability
10. The governance of listed companies
11. The governance of private companies and other corporate entities
12. Corporate governance around the world
Practices
13. Board Membership: directors' appointment, roles, and remuneration
14. Board Leadership: The reality of the boardroom
15. Board Activities: corporate governance in practice
16. Board Effectiveness: building better boards
17. Board Evaluation: reviewing directors and boards
18. The Future of Corporate Governance
Appendices
Corporate governance codes around the world
Answers to end of chapter self-test questions