Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance and
International Business
David Crowther; Shahla Seifi

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Corporate Governance and International Business
© 2011 David Crowther, Shahla Seifi &Ventus Publishing ApS
ISBN 978-87-7681-737-4

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Contents

Corporate Governance and International Business

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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