Corporate governance and entrepreneurship / guest editor Bernard Taylor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, Bernard.

Series:

Corporate governance ; v.3, no. 2.

Corporate governance ; v.3, no. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance.

Entrepreneurship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (78 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Abstract In both Britain and the USA, the majority of the shares in quoted companies are owned by institutional shareholders such as pension funds and insurance companies. But, in most cases these major shareholders are ''passive'', that is they prefer not to become involved in the management of the companies in which they invest - unless there is a crisis.

Contents:

Table of contents

The benefits of active ownership

Maximizing shareholder value: the risks to employees, customers and the community

An entrepreneurial model of corporate governance: devolving powers to subsidiary boards

Hands on reward for hands on management

Creating a living culture: the challenges for business leaders.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-280-51083-8

9786610510832

1-84544-460-4

OCLC:

166335000