Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility : emerging markets focus / editors, Sabri Boubaker, Duc Khuong Nguyen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boubaker, Sabri, editor.

Nguyen, Duc Khuong, 1978- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance--Developing countries.

Corporate governance.

Social responsibility of business--Developing countries.

Social responsibility of business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (613 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While emerging market economies do not have a mature market structure yet, there is a need for research on corporate governance practices in these economies from different perspectives, including corporate social responsibility. Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility: Emerging Markets Focus fills the gap with a collection of high-quality research and policy-based papers addressing these issues, using various market cases as illustrations. Unlike previous books that often focused on one or several emerging markets, this book covers a much broader set of countries and tackles e

Contents:

Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; Notes on the Contributors; Contents; PART I - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND CODES OF BEST PRACTICES; Corporate Governance Bundles for Emerging Markets; 1. Introduction; 2. Corporate Governance Bundles; 3. Corporate Governance Characteristics in the Emerging Markets; 4. Analysis of National Corporate Governance Indicators; 5. Corporate Governance Bundles and "Best Practices" Codes; 6. Formal & Informal Corporate Governance Mechanisms; 7. Effective Combinations and Contingencies

8. Implications for Corporate Governance Practices9. Conclusion; References; "Good" Corporate Governance in Transformation Countries-A Comparison of Experts' Perceptions in East Germany, Estonia and Hungary; 1. Introduction; 2. GCG Perceptions in CEE Countries-an Institutional View; 2.1 Institutional theory; 2.2 The role of professionals and experts; 2.3 Institutional theory and CG research in transition economies; 3. CG in East Germany, Estonia, and Hungary; 3.1 East Germany; 3.2 Estonia; 3.3 Hungary; 3.4 Comparative overview; 4. Methodology

5. Perceptions of Different Topics in Different Countries5.1 East Germany; 5.1.1 Ensuring the basis for an effective CG framework; 5.1.2 The rights of shareholders and key ownership functions; 5.1.3 The equitable treatment of shareholders; 5.1.4 The role of stakeholders in corporate governance; 5.1.5 Disclosure and transparency; 5.1.6 The responsibilities of the board; 5.2 Estonia; 5.2.1 Ensuring the basis for an effective CG framework; 5.2.2 The rights of shareholders and key ownership functions; 5.2.3 The equitable treatment of shareholders

5.2.4 The role of stakeholders in corporate governance5.2.5 Disclosure and transparency; 5.2.6 The responsibilities of the board; 5.3 Hungary; 5.3.1 Ensuring the basis for an effective corporate governance framework; 5.3.2 The rights of shareholders and key ownership functions; 5.3.3 The equitable treatment of shareholders; 5.3.4 The role of stakeholders in corporate governance; 5.3.5 Disclosure and transparency; 5.3.6 The responsibilities of the board; 5.4 Comparative overview; 6. A Typology of "Good" Corporate Governance Perceptions; 6.1 The "Global"; 6.2 The "Proactive"

6.3 The "Reluctant"6.4 The "Self-critical"; 6.5 The "Adversarial"; 7. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Corporate Governance, Policies and Public Listing: The Case of Chinese State-owned Enterprises; 1. Introduction; 2. Corporate Structure of Chinese SOEs Before Reform; 2.1 SOEs had no clear ownership structure; 2.2 SOEs were under dual-leadership; 2.3 SOEs were not market-oriented; 2.4 SOEs were heavily indebted in 1990s; 3. Political Background and Chronology of SOEs Reform; 4. Restructuring of SOEs' Corporate Governance; 4.1 Major contents in restructuring

4.2 Means to restructure SOEs

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

981-4520-38-1