TY - BOOK AU - Kim,Kenneth A. AU - Nofsinger,John R. AU - Mohr,Derek J. TI - Corporate governance T2 - The Prentice Hall series in finance SN - 9780136096986 AV - HD2741 .K56 2010 U1 - 338.7/4 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Boston PB - Prentice Hall KW - Corporate governance KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1: Corporations and Corporate Governance Chapter 2: Executive Incentives Chapter 3: Accountants and Auditors Chapter 4: The Board of Directors Chapter 5: Investment Banks and Securities Analysts Chapter 6: Creditors and Credit Rating Agencies Chapter 7: Shareholders and Shareholder Activism Chapter 8: Corporate Takeovers: A Governance Mechanism? Chapter 9: The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Chapter 10: Moral Hazard, Systemic Risk and Bailouts Chapter 11: Corporate Citizenship; Business; Management N2 - Corporate Governance, in its flexible, modular format, sheds light on these recent problems and scandals through a detailed explanation of the corporate governance mechanism, and the various incentives within today’s governance system, while offering potential solutions in context. Corporations and Corporate Governance; Executive Incentives; Accountants and Auditors; The Board of Directors; Investment Banks and Securities Analysts; Creditors and Credit Rating Agencies; Shareholders and Shareholder Activism; Corporate Takeovers: A Governance Mechanism?; The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Moral Hazard, Systemic Risk and Bailouts; Corporate Citizenship For readers interested in understanding corporate governance and how it applies to today’s business world. ER -