Can an algorithm assist firms in their hiring decisions of corporate directors? This paper proposes a method of selecting boards of directors that relies on machine learning. We develop algorithms with the goal of selecting directors that would be preferred by the shareholders of a particular...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms and abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1 Preamble -- 2 Overview of banking system -- 3 Research objectives -- 4 The reform of China's banking sector -- 5 Conceptual tools to...

1. Introduction -- 2. Models of corporate governance -- 3. Corporate governance in transitional economies -- 4. The Chinese perspective on corporate governance -- 5. Chinese corporate governance problems encountered -- 6. External determinants of corporate governance -- 7. Financial systems and...