"With a state-of-the-art perspective on corporate board decision-making that encourages thinking outside the box, this cutting-edge Research Handbook provides fresh insights on the meaning, value, contribution, quality and purpose of the decision-making of those charged with corporate...

Outside those jurisdictions where joint audit is regularly practiced, this audit model tends to be poorly understood and frequently remains subject to often repeated but unsubstantiated misapprehensions. Meanwhile, even reviews which set out to provide an objective and comprehensive overview of...

The agency view of corporate governance requires effective monitors and gatekeepers to align the interests of the agent with those of the principal. One common denominator in recent corporate debacles appears to be the collective failure of gatekeepers and monitors. This paper suggests that...

The agency view of corporate governance requires effective monitors and gatekeepers to align the interests of the agent with those of the principal. One common denominator in recent corporate debacles appears to be the collective failure of gatekeepers and monitors. This paper suggests that...

This paper investigates the impact of social and psychological factors on the quality of boardroom decision-making. It is argued that bias in the boardroom undermines the monitoring function of boards, with a particularly negative impact on the functional independence of non-executive directors....

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Overview of corporate governance -- chapter 3 Earnings management -- chapter 4 Rationality or rational behaviour? -- chapter 5 Behaviour and rationality in corporate governance -- chapter 6 Independence of auditors and directors -- chapter 7 Recent corporate...