Principles of contemporary corporate governance / Jean Jacques du Plessis, James McConvill, Mirko Bagaric.

Cambridge ; Port Melbourne : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

25492

Corporate governance -- Law and legislation.

Corporate governance -- Australia.

Directors of corporations -- Australia.

Comparative law -- Australia.

1. The concept "corporate governance" and essential corporate

2. Stakeholders in corporate governance

3. Board functions and structures

4. Types of company directors and officers

5. Corporate governance in Australia: background and business initiatives

6. Regulation of corporate governance

7. The role of the regulators: ASX and ASIC

8. CLERP 9 reforms to the corporations Act

9. Implementation of the ASX best practice recommendations: charters, policies and codes

10. Auditors and audits

11. Directors' duties and liability

12. Corporate governance in selected jurisdictions and the OECD principles of corporate governance

13. The case for enhanced shareholder participation in corporate decision-making

14. The ethical obligations of corporations

15. Reflections on contemporary corporate governance and its future direction.

Includes index.

0521617839

xxii, 395 p.