Corporate Governance and Regulation

Corporate Governance and Regulation
Author: Ronan Keane
Publisher: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Ireland Limited
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Corporate governance
ISBN: 9781858005195

Corporate Governance: An Irish Perspective brings together contributions from practitioners and academics concerning issues in corporate governance in Ireland in the 21st Century. Covering such diverse topics such as auditors' duties, the role of the board in a takeover bid and the problems of enforcing company law, the collection is both of academic interest and practical use.Topics include: Auditors' Duties/The Entrepreneur: The role of norms in identifying legitimate risk taking under Irish company law/The Role of the Board of the Target Company During a Takeover Bid/Directors' Compliance Statements: Attesting Corporate Compliance on a 'Comply or Explain' Basis/Enforcement.

Corporate Governance Practices in Irish Companies

Corporate Governance Practices in Irish Companies
Author: Niamh M. Brennan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2013
Genre:
ISBN:

This research analyses corporate governance practices as disclosed in the annual reports of Irish companies. In particular the paper investigates:• Independence of boards;• Separation of the role of chairman and chief executive;• Presence of board sub-committees;• Women on boards.The study is based on a sample of 84 Irish quoted and commercial semi-state companies. Significant improvements were found in corporate governance practices compared with similar earlier studies. Most Irish companies comply with the Cadbury Committee recommendations. Nonetheless there is some evidence of non-compliance. There is evidence that women continue to be under-represented on boards of Irish companies.

Dynamics of Regulation in Ireland

Dynamics of Regulation in Ireland
Author: Pat Nolan
Publisher: Institute of Public Administration
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2008
Genre: Business law
ISBN: 1904541704

A look at the regulation of business in Ireland and the forces that shape it and determine its scope.

Government Agencies

Government Agencies
Author: K. Verhoest
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2016-02-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230359515

This book describes and compares how semi-autonomous agencies are created and governed by 30 governments. It leads practitioners and researchers through the crowded world of agencies, describing their tasks, autonomy, control and history. Evidence-based lessons and recommendations are formulated to improve agencification policies in post-NPM times.

Autonomy and Control of State Agencies

Autonomy and Control of State Agencies
Author: K. Verhoest
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2010-01-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230277276

By comparing the autonomy, control and internal management of public organizations, this book show how New Public Management doctrines work out in three small European states with different politico-administrative regimes. Using survey data on 226 state agencies, hypotheses drawing on organization theory and neo-institutional schools are tested.