The Cadbury Committee

The Cadbury Committee
Author: Laura F. Spira
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2013-08-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199592195

This book explores the work of the Cadbury Committee which in 1992 produced the UK's original corporate governance code. It represents a major contribution to the history of the development of UK corporate governance in the late twentieth century: the why, how, what, and when of governance developments.

Corporate Governance and Chairmanship

Corporate Governance and Chairmanship
Author: Sir Adrian Cadbury
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780199252008

The book: discusses and explains the central issuse of corporate governance; provides practical advice to chairmen and directors on their roles and responsibilities; and surveys the major codes of practice that have been developed throughout the 1990s.

The Audit Committee: Performing Corporate Governance

The Audit Committee: Performing Corporate Governance
Author: Laura F. Spira
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2007-05-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 030647655X

Why do we need to understand audit committees? The Cadbury Committee recommended that UK companies should adopt them in response to financial scandals that have stemmed from dubious financial reporting practices. In other countries, similar commissions have made similar recommendations and audit committees are now a common institution. However, many practitioners doubt whether an audit committee really does much to ensure the integrity of a firm's financial statements because, as outsiders, members don't know enough to dig deeply beneath the numbers. The Audit Committee: Performing Corporate Governance argues that such criticism overlooks the ceremonial function of these committees. The audit committee is an arena where members can form and strengthen shifting and fragmentary networks with each other and with the external auditors. Within these networks, both consensus and independence are demonstrated, generating comfort, which legitimises the company and maintains its access to external sources of capital. The audit committee is a key part of the corporate governance structure within an organisation. Many in the UK have been patched together to meet regulatory requirements and their operation is poorly understood because few people other than their members have access to their deliberations. In this account of the world of audit committees the practitioner will find the ethnographical perspectives on ceremonial performance, consensus, independence, and comfort both familiar and different. It's like looking at a photograph of something commonplace from an unusual angle or through a strange-shaped lens.

The Cadbury Code and Recurrent Crisis

The Cadbury Code and Recurrent Crisis
Author: Donald Nordberg
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030552225

This book raises questions about a hallmark mechanism of corporate governance – the use of codes of practice. It undertakes a critical examination of the origins and development of the UK code of corporate governance, which influenced codes devised around the world and practices of organisations well beyond the world of corporations listed on stock exchanges. Much lauded as a model of good governance, its core principles have persisted for almost 30 years. Yet during that time repeated crises in corporate governance have arisen, suggesting that it has not fully addressed the problem it was meant to solve. This book will be valuable reading for scholars working on business ethics, corporate governance, and business history.

Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance
Author: Kevin Keasey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1997-06-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Corporate governance is the system by which organizations are governed and controlled. This book provides the most recent, state-of-the-art empirical evidence onkey topics in corporate governance, including: the voting behavior of institutional investors, internal control and the management audit, the remuneration of the corporate board, board structures and qualifications in firms gaining quotation, audit committees, and the performance of firms in relation to institutional ownership.

Corporate Governance Codes for the 21st Century

Corporate Governance Codes for the 21st Century
Author: Jean J. du Plessis
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2017-04-19
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3319518682

The book is the first comprehensive consideration, since the UK Cadbury Report recommended a voluntary Corporate Governance Code, of the question whether Corporate Governance Codes are the most effective way of ensuring adherence to good corporate governance principles. There is no doubt that the idea of voluntary compliance with good corporate governance practices, based on the principle of ‘comply or explain’, has captured the imagination of the world. It is probably one of the best and most comprehensive examples of ‘self-regulation’ ever seen in any area where the society could be affected significantly, for current purposes by corporations.However, is this the most effective way of ensuring that corporations act responsibly and adhere to good corporate governance principles? Have these Codes really improved corporate governance practices significantly? Is it time for a rethink and, at least in certain areas, start to rely more on ‘hard law’ and clearer expectations to ensure compliance? All these issues are addressed in the book.

Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance

Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance
Author: Jean Jacques Du Plessis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 603
Release: 2014-11-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107432421

Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance is an indispensable resource for academic researchers, practitioners and students studying corporate governance.

Corporate Governance Practices in India

Corporate Governance Practices in India
Author: Priyanka Kaushik Sharma
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2015-06-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137519363

Corporate Governance Practices in India examines corporate governance practice in Indian industry. This book critically analyses the governance practice and evaluates the needs of corporate governance in the two major industries in India: Auto Industry and Heavy Engineering Industry.