"Biases, blind spots and bonuses (or incentives more broadly) have led to numerous risk management disasters. Risk governance is a potential solution to these problems yet is not always as effective as we would like it to be. One reason for that is the current dearth of risk governance...

"Culture has an abiding influence on the way countries and business corporations are governed. This book introduces the reader to the deep philosophies that drive corporations and governments in East Asia, from China through Japan and South Korea to Singapore. With sparkling clarity and spiced...

The current fashion for rolling back the state has seen the nonprofit or third sector playing an increasing role in what were previously the heartlands of the public sphere. The growing significance of the sector and its increasing reliance on public funds mean it has also attracted increased...

1. Corporate governance codes : introduction -- 2. Development of codes of corporate governance -- 3. Theories of corporate governance and its regulation -- 4. Researching corporate governance codes -- 5. Board effectiveness and performance evaluation -- 6. Gender diversity in corporate...

Corporate governance codes: introduction -- Development of codes of corporate governance -- Theories of corporate governance and its regulation -- Researching corporate governance codes -- Board effectiveness and performance evaluation -- Gender diversity in corporate leadership -- Governance...

pt. 1. The state of the field -- pt. 2. Understanding board member behaviour -- pt. 3. Board processes and behaviour -- pt. 4. Changing governance structures and relationships -- pt. 5. Multi-level governance.