International Corporate Governance

Edited by Christine A. Mallin

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Abstract: Corporate governance has become a global phenomenon. This book highlights, through various case studies, how corporate governance has evolved in a number of countries around the world. The international cast of contributors, from varying professional backgrounds including academics, lawyers and company directors, focus on different regions around the globe, reflecting various ownership structures, legal systems, and political and cultural aspirations. Some of the case studies used include: Standard Life; Telecom Italia; and Eskom.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Law - Academic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
ISBN: 9781845420352
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Royal Dutch Shell: The Overbooking of Reserves

Bernard Taylor

Ch 2 Standard Life: A Study of One of the UK’s Oldest Institutional Investors

Christine A. Mallin

Ch 3 Strong Blockholders and Corporate Governance Structures that Improve Minority Shareholders’ Protection: The Case of Telecom Italia

Andrea Melis

Ch 4 Indra: The History of a Successful Privatization

Silvia Gómez Ansón and Jaime Bonet Madurga

Ch 5 Managerial Reasoning in Takeover Battles: The Case of Sanofi-Synthélabo and Aventis

Axel v. Werder and Till Talaulicar

Ch 6 The Northern Russia Electric Company Case: To Whom is the Director-General Accountable: The Company, the Board of Directors or the Controlling Shareholder?

James Gillies

Ch 7 Polish Supervisory Boards in Practice – A Few Snapshots

Izabela Koladkiewicz

Ch 8 Corporate Governance in Singapore: A Case Study

Martin Conyon

Ch 9 The Rise and Fall of China’s Corporate Dragon: Kelon and its Old and New Owners

Guy S. Liu and Pei Sun

Ch 10 Will the Japanese Corporate Governance System Survive? Challenges of Toyota and Sony

Megumi Suto and Motomi Hashimoto

Ch 11 v-NET: A Case of Family Owned Conglomerates

Melsa Ararat, Burcu Sener and Esin Taboglu

Ch 12 The Structure and Governance of Eskom – A Case Study

Reuel J. Khoza and Mohamed Adam

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