around the world? This book explains how politics shapes corporate governance--how managers, shareholders, and workers jockey … distinct groups: diffuse shareholding by external investors who pick a board that monitors the managers, and concentrated … blockholding by insiders who monitor managers directly. Examining the political coalitions that form among or across management …

resembled the North Italian commune experience. Our exploration uncovers experiences of urban autonomy in South Italy, that so …

comparing free city-states (Communes) and feudal towns in Italy, Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom. This paper explores a … third and novel category: the King-owned towns. King-owned towns (KOTs) were present in South Italy when the Kingdom …

polarisation. Furthermore, the survey carried out confirms the existence of some effective behaviours of public top managers … to br drawn. Practical implications - The result of this research implies that "ideal" competences of public managers …

sample of 288 managers from the Malaysian public sector. Findings – The study found that increasing internal visibility was … a sample of managers from public sector organisations. However, there is scope to longitudinally investigate the impact … findings highlight the advantages that senior managers have in respect of networking opportunities and the importance of …

and develop effective managers and leaders within the health services sector of Romania and the United Kingdom …

Malaysian managers on CSR by using Institutional theory. Design/methodology/approach – The paper attempts to explain the local … CSR trend by interviewing senior managers from selected companies who have been identified as good reporters. The …

constructed theoretical framework Findings – Fuelled by the “new public management” movement, public managers are forced to act in … managerial behaviour and the professionalism of public officials. Consequently, public managers have acquired personal stakes in … concludes that professional public managers must be judged within the context of the “res publica”. Originality/value – The …