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BL
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965848
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b720218
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Martin, David M.
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| Title & Author
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Corporate governance : : practical guidance on accountability requirements /\ David Martin.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Thorogood,, ©2006.
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A specially commissioned report
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Throgood professional insights
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1 online resource (v, 135 pages)
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| ISBN
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1854184458
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: 1854187783
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: 6611205098
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: 9781854184450
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: 9781854187789
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: 9786611205096
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1854183540
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9781854183545
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| Notes
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Title from e-book title screen (viewed Apr. 12, 2008).
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| Contents
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Cover -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- Corporate scandals -- Putting morality into capitalism -- 'corporate governance' -- Across the Atlantic -- Social responsibility -- 1 CADBURY, GREENBURY AND HAMPEL -- A. The Cadbury Code of best practice -- B. The Greenbury committee report -- C. The Hampel Committee -- 2 HIGGS, SMITH AND THE 'PARTICIPANTS' ROLES -- A. The Higgs and Smith Committees -- B. The participants' roles -- Evaluation -- 3 TURNBULL AND RISK -- The recommendations -- Risk management -- Disaster recovery in action -- Preparation -- Safety and the Board -- An increasing legal obligation -- 4 THE COMBINED CODE -- Combined Code of Corporate Governance -- The detailed requirements -- Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) -- The EU Good Governance Code -- International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) -- 5 REPORTING OUR RESPONSIBILITIES -- A. The operating and financial (or 'business') review -- Publication -- Complexity of reporting -- B. Human Capital Management -- C. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) -- Using society's resources -- Employee appeal -- Adverse publicity -- The sexual revolution -- Stakeholders -- The pertinent questions -- 6 THE EMPLOYEE INTERFACE -- Legal requirements -- Employees' financial involvement -- Works Councils -- Information/Consultation Forums -- The administration -- Elected representatives -- Reporting financial results -- Employee reports -- The future -- 7 ETHICS, FRAUD AND WHISTLEBLOWING -- A. Codes of Ethics -- B. Fraud -- C. Whistleblowing -- Course of action -- Legal actions -- APPENDICES -- 1 Directors' familiarisation -- Legal obligations -- Finance -- Board work -- Morality -- Accountability -- Employees -- 2 Draft rules and constitution for a Pre-existing agreement for an Information and Consultation Forum (ICF) -- A. Background -- B. Constitution -- 3 Draft non-executive directors combined contract for service -- 4 A gift policy -- 5 Corporate Social Responsibility/Risk Management checklist -- A. Items the Annual Report could address -- B. Additional questions for investment trusts -- C. Further reference -- 6 Directors assessment -- 7 Security policy -- Last Page.
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Helps you conform to the demands of the law; control business risks; structure the delegation of authority; develop social responsibility programmes; and adopt codes of ethics. This report is an analysis of the practical application of Corporate Governance. It guides the reader through various aspects of the Corporate Governance programme.
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Corporate governance.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Corporate Governance.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Leadership.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Organizational Development.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Workplace Culture.
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Corporate governance.
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| Dewey Classification
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658.4 22
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| LC Classification
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HD31
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