Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance (Paperback, 4 Revised edition)

Part I. Basic Concepts, Board Structures and Company Officers: 1. The concepts of 'corporate governance' and 'essential' principles of corporate governance; 2. Stakeholders in corporate governance and corporate social responsibility; 3. Board functions and structures; 4. Types of company directors and officers; Part II. Corporate Governance in Australia: 5. Regulation of corporate governance; 6. The role of the regulators: ASIC and the ASX; 7. Accounting governance; 8. Auditors and audits; 9. Directors' duties and liability; 10. Enforcement of directors' duties; Part III. Corporate Governance in International and Global Contexts: 11. Corporate governance in the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and India; 12. Corporate governance in the EU, the G20/OECD principles of corporate governance, and corporate governance in Germany, Japan, China and Indonesia; Part IV. Shareholder Activism and Business Ethics: 13. Shareholder activism; 14. Business ethics and corporate governance.