Corporate governance is nowadays widely discussed. This debate, begun at the end of the last century and still far from conclusion, is focalised on the search for optimal requirements of effectiveness, propriety and transparency. The studies on corporate governance have distant origins, but a...

Globalisation determines a continuous increase of risks for companies. Hence, the ability to prevent threats and catch opportunities becomes strategically relevant for corporate success. However, different approaches of risk management can be chosen by firms operating in a same industry.This...

The increasing importance of sustainability for corporate governance involves paying stronger attention to the principles and values dominating internal and external relationships; moreover, it requires innovation in the internal processes of behavioural orientation, as well as in external...

The increasing importance of sustainability for corporate governance involves paying stronger attention to the principles and values dominating internal and external relationships; moreover, it requires innovation in the internal processes of behavioural orientation, as well as in external...

The increasing importance recognised to corporate governance, the shift from the dominance of the shareholder view to the prevalence of the stakeholder view, and the necessity to recover approval on companies' actions have stressed the opportunity of complete disclosure about corporate...

Cover -- Indice -- Prefazione -- Capitolo Primo Gli interventi dell'Unione europea per il miglioramento della corporate governance -- Capitolo Secondo La promozione dello shareholder engagement e l'orientamento della governance -- Capitolo Terzo Modelli di corporate governance e composizione del...

The aim of this chapter is to investigate the relationship between ethics, risks of compliance failure and strategic value of global responsibility for BRICS companies. The first part of the chapter adopts a theoretical approach: it introduces and analyzes the key role of compliance risk...

The increasing importance recognised to corporate governance, the shift from the dominance of the shareholder view to the prevalence of the stakeholder view, and the necessity to recover approval on companies' actions have stressed the opportunity of complete disclosure about corporate...

Market globalization has caused significant changes in rules, recommendations and corporate governance practices. For the continuous improvement of corporate governance in the European countries, the audit committee has a key role in stakeholder protection (Dir. 2006/43/CE). The chapter aims at...