Corporate governance and chairmanship : a personal view / Adrian Cadbury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cadbury, Adrian, Sir, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance.

Directors of corporations.

Boards of directors.

Corporate governance--Great Britain.

Directors of corporations--Great Britain.

Boards of directors--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2002]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Corporate governance has become a major issue in business over the last decade. Adrian Cadbury has played a central role in developing policies, good practice, and our understanding of the complex issues involved. In 1992 he chaired the committee, sponsored by the Bank of England, whose Report on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance (commonly known as the 'Cadbury Report') put issues of corporate governance on the map.Ten years on, Cadbury now reflects on issues of corporate governance and chairmanship drawing on his own business and policy-making experience. In the book, he discusses

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The Genesis of Corporate Governance; 2 Code Consequences for UK Boards; 3 The Board Task; 4 Board Membership; 5 The Chairman and Board Structure; 6 Taking the Chair; 7 The Chairman and the Chief Executive; 8 The Chairman and the Top Team; 9 Representing the Company; 10 Corporate Social Responsibility; 11 Issues for Chairmen; 12 The Governance Agenda; 13 Summing-up; Appendix; Bibliograph; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-251) and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-19-161083-6

0-19-161134-4

OCLC:

780425607