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Corporate Governance and Ethics

Name: Corporate Governance and Ethics
Author: Zabihollah Rezaee
ISBN: 9780471738008

by Zabihollah Rezaee

June 2008

Intermediate to advanced

300 pages

17h 33m

English

Wiley

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Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Preface
Contents
Contents
Part One: Private Enterprise and Public Trust
Chapter 1: The Free Market System and Business
INTRODUCTIONTHE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM AND CAPITAL MARKETSPUBLIC TRUST AND INVESTOR CONFIDENCETHE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF BUSINESS IN SOCIETYTHE ROLE OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE CAPITAL MARKETSINTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCEINTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ETHICSCLASSROOM IMPLICATIONS OF THIS BOOKSUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES

Chapter 2: Corporate Governance
INTRODUCTIONDEFINITION OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCEASPECTS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCECORPORATE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURESOURCES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCECORPORATE GOVERNANCE REFORMSSARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002CORPORATE GOVERNANCE RATINGCORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORTINGGLOBAL CONVERGENCE IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCESUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES
Chapter 3: Introduction to Business Ethics
INTRODUCTIONETHICAL THEORIESETHICS IN THE WORKPLACEBUSINESS ETHICSTRIANGLE OF BUSINESS ETHICSETHICS TEACHING IN BUSINESS SCHOOLSPROFESSIONAL ETHICSREPORTING BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCTFINANCIAL REPORTING INTEGRITYSUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES
Part Two: Roles and Responsibilities of Corporate Governance Participants
Chapter 4: Board of Directors' Roles and Responsibilities
INTRODUCTIONROLE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSFIDUCIARY DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSBOARD COMMITTEESBOARD MODELSBOARD CHARACTERISTICSBOARD SELECTIONDIRECTOR EDUCATION AND EVALUATIONBOARD ACCOUNTABILITYEFFECTIVE CORPORATE BOARDSDIRECTOR LIABILITYSUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES
Chapter 5: Board Committee Roles and Responsibilities
INTRODUCTIONRELEVANCE OF BOARD COMMITTEESAUDIT COMMITTEECOMPENSATION COMMITTEECORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEENOMINATING COMMITTEEOTHER BOARD STANDING COMMITTEESSUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES
Chapter 6: Roles and Responsibilities of Management
INTRODUCTIONMANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIESCORPORATE OFFICERSEXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONFINANCIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTSFINANCIAL REPORTING CHALLENGESINTERNAL CONTROL REPORTING AND EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATIONSENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENTTAX ACCOUNTINGSUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES
Chapter 7: Regulatory Bodies, Standard Setters, and Best Practices
INTRODUCTIONREGULATIONSTHE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONPUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT BOARDFEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES FOR ORGANIZATIONSAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSFINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARDGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARDINTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ACCOUNTANTSCOMMITTEE OF EUROPEAN SECURITIES REGULATORSSTATE INFLUENCE ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCECORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COURTSCORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATIONSBEST PRACTICESSUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES
Chapter 8: Internal Auditors' Roles and Responsibilities
INTRODUCTIONINTERNAL AUDITING FUNCTION AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCETREND AND RELEVANCE OF INTERNAL AUDITORSAUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF INTERNAL AUDITORSINTERNAL AUDIT OUTSOURCINGAUDIT COMMITTEE RELATIONSHIP WITH INTERNAL AUDITORINTERNAL AUDITORS' ROLE IN INTERNAL CONTROLINSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORSDETERMINANTS OF EFFECTIVE INTERNAL AUDITSUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES
Chapter 9: External Auditors' Roles and Responsibilities
INTRODUCTIONEXTERNAL AUDITING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCEEXTERNAL AUDITOR RESPONSIBILITIESAUDITOR COMPETENCYAUDIT FAILURES AND AUDIT QUALITYPUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT BOARDAUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT OF EXTERNAL AUDITORSAUDITOR INDEPENDENCECONSOLIDATION AND COMPETITION IN PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMSINTEGRATED AUDIT APPROACHAUDIT OF DEFINED BENEFIT PENSIONSAUDITOR LIABILITY LIMITATION AGREEMENTSSUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES
Chapter 10: Stakeholders' Roles and Responsibilities
INTRODUCTIONPrimary ObjectivesSHAREHOLDERSINSTITUTIONAL INVESTORSMUTUAL FUNDSHEDGE FUNDSINVESTOR ACTIVISTSEMPLOYEE MONITORINGSUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES
Chapter 11: Roles and Responsibilities of Other Corporate Governance Participants
INTRODUCTIONLEGAL COUNSELFINANCIAL ADVISORSINVESTMENT BANKSSUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES
Part Three: Contemporary Issues in Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
Chapter 12: Technology and Corporate Governance
INTRODUCTIONINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYCYBERCOMPANY MODELEXTENSIBLE BUSINESS REPORTING LANGUAGECONTINUOUS AUDITINGSUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES
Chapter 13: Corporate Governance in Private and Not-for-Profit Organizations
INTRODUCTIONTYPES OF NPOsPURPOSE AND ROLE OF NPOsPUBLIC TRUST IN NPOsGOVERNANCE OF NPOsGOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF NPOsOVERSIGHT FUNCTION OF NPOsINTERNAL CONTROL IN NPOsSUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES
Chapter 14: Corporate Governance in Transition
INTRODUCTIONHISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCECORPORATE GOVERNANCE: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVECONVERGENCE IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCECORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONSSUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES
Chapter 15: Emerging Issues in Corporate Governance
INTRODUCTIONINVESTOR CONFIDENCE AND GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETSACCOUNTABILITY: THE NEW BUSINESS IMPERATIVESOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ETHICS PERFORMANCESHAREHOLDER CHALLENGING ISSUESCHALLENGES FACING DIRECTORSSOX COMPLIANCE CHALLENGESFINANCIAL REPORTING CHALLENGESEMERGING AUDITING ISSUESSUMMARYKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSDISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES
Index

Content preview from Corporate Governance and Ethics

Part One Private Enterprise and Public Trust

Chapter 1. The Free Market System and Business

Introduction

Primary Objectives

The Free Enterprise System and Capital Markets

Public Trust and Investor Confidence

The Role and Responsibility of Business in Society

The First Tier: Investors

The Second Tier: Creditors

The Third Tier: Others

The Role of Financial Information in the Capital Markets

Introduction to Corporate Governance

Corporate Culture and Integrity

Corporate Accountability

Introduction to Business Ethics

Classroom Implications of this Book

Chapter 2. Corporate Governance

Introduction

Primary Objectives

Definition of Corporate Governance

Aspects of Corporate Governance

Shareholder Aspect

Stakeholder Aspect

Integrated Aspect

Corporate Governance Structure

Corporate Governance Principles

Corporate Governance Functions

Corporate Governance Mechanisms

Sources of Corporate Governance

Corporate Laws

The Federal Securities Laws

Listing Standards

Best Practices

Corporate Governance Reforms

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Corporate Governance Rating

Corporate Governance Reporting

Global Convergence in Corporate Governance

Differences between U.S. and European Models of Corporate Governance

Chapter 3. Introduction to Business Ethics

Introduction

Primary Objectives

Ethical Theories

Ethics in the Workplace

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