The SAGE handbook of corporate governance / edited by Thomas Clarke and Douglas Branson.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

About the author ix;
Preface Sir Adrian Cadbury Preface xx;
Thomas Clarke and Douglas Branson, Introduction: Corporate Governance - An Emerging Discipline? 1;
PART ONE: ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT 37;
R.I. (Bob) Tricker, The Evolution of Corporate Governance 39;
Margaret M. Blair, In the Best Interest of the Corporation: Directors Duties in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis 62;
Mark J. Loewenstein Limited Liability Companies 81;
Joan MacLeod Heminway Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives 96;
PART TWO: MARKETS AND REGULATION 111;
Simon Deakin The Juridical Nature of the Firm 113;
Michael Useem The Ascent of Shareholder Monitoring and Strategic Partnering: The Dual Functions of the Corporate Board 136;
Vincent Bignon, Yuri Biondi and Xavier Ragot An Economic Analysis of Fair Value: A Critique of International Financial Reporting Standards 159;
PART THREE: BOARDS AND DIRECTORS: LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY 181;
Hans van Ees and Gerwin van der Laan Boards and Board Effectiveness 183;
John Roberts Between the Letter and the Spirit: Defensive and Extensive Modes of Compliance with the UK Code of Corporate Governance 196;
Alessandro Zattoni and Amedeo Pugliese Boards' Contribution to Strategy and Innovation 217;
Morten Huse and Jonas Gabrielsson Board Leadership and Value Creation: An Extended Team Production Approach 233;
PART FOUR: BOARDS AND DIRECTORS: NEW CHALLENGES AND DIRECTIONS 253;
Annie Pye, Szymon Kaczmarek and Satomi Kimino Changing Scenes in and around the Boardroom: UK Corporate Governance in Practice from 1989 to 2010
Gavin Nicholson, Geoffrey Kiel and Jennifer Ann Tunny Board Evaluations: Contemporary Thinking and Practice 285;
Ruth Sealy and Sue Vinnicombe Women and the Governance of Corporate Boards 325;
Sabina Nielsen Diversity among Senior Executives and Board Directors 345;
PART FIVE: COMPETING GOVERNANCE REGIMES 363;
Douglas M. Branson Global Convergence in Corporate Governance: What a Difference 10 Years Make 365;
Ruth V. Aguilera, Kurt Desender and Luiz Ricardo Kabbach de Castro A Bundle Perspective to Comparative Corporate Governance 379;
Marie dela Rama Family-Owned Asian Business Groups and Corporate Governance 406;
Shann Turnbull The Limitations of Corporate Governance Best Practices 428;
PART SIX: DILEMMAS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 451;
Martin J. Conyon and Simon I. Peck Executive Compensation, Pay-for-Performance and the Institutions of Executive Pay Setting 453;
William Lazonick In the Name of Shareholder Value: How Executive Pay and Stock Buybacks are Damaging the US Economy 476;
Ciaran Driver Governance, Innovation and Finance John H. Farrar The Governance and Regulation of Complex Conglomerates 496;
PART SEVEN: EMERGING ISSUES: GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY 531;
Thomas Clarke Markets, Regulation and Governance: The Causes of the Global Financial Crisis 533;
Alice Klettner Corporate Governance and the Financial Crisis: The Regulatory Response 556;
Paul Redmond International Corporate Responsibility 585;
Suzanne Benn Governance for Sustainability: Challenges for Theory and Practice 612;
Name index 628;
Subject Index 634.