This shortform textbook a concise overview of the development and current state of corporate governance provides a critical narrative on the field. Beginning with insightful historical background the author shows how value-adding corporate governance involves more than unthinking compliance to a recitation of statutes regulations and principles devoid of context. Features include basic definitions reviews of theoretical governance problems and a worldwide review of current governance provisions along with more detail on the UK situation. Revealing the geology of governance in the business world the book highlights its progress set into a framework of regulation and law. This textbook provides a brief authoritative summary of the field for two core audiences: as a reference for specialist readers and as an concise introduction for non-specialist readers. |Absolute Essentials of Corporate Governance | Business