Corporate Governance: A Synthesis of Theory, Research, and Practice

Content:
Chapter 1 An Overview of Corporate Governance (pages 1–17): H. Kent Baker and Ronald Anderson
Chapter 2 The Financial Determinants of American Corporate Governance: A Brief History (pages 19–36): Lawrence E. Mitchell and Dalia T. Mitchell
Chapter 3 Corporate Governance Systems (pages 37–56): Christian Andres, Andre Betzer, Marc Goergen and Daniel Metzger
Chapter 4 Corporate Governance Best Practices (pages 57–78): Alex Todd
Chapter 5 What's Wrong with Corporate Governance Best Practices? (pages 79–96): Christopher Sren Shann Turnbull
Chapter 6 The Effect of Corporate Governance on Performance (pages 97–122): Sanjai Bhagat, Brian Bolton and Roberta Romano
Chapter 7 International Corporate Governance Research (pages 123–139): Diane K. Denis
Chapter 8 Agency Theory: Incomplete Contracting and Ownership Structure (pages 141–156): Iain Clacher, David Hillier and Patrick Mccolgan
Chapter 9 Theories and Models of Corporate Governance (pages 157–174): Thomas W. Joo
Chapter 10 Unfettered Agents? The Role of Ethics in Corporate Governance (pages 175–191): Donald Nordberg
Chapter 11 Board Composition and Organization Issues (pages 193–223): Matteo Tonello
Chapter 12 Board Diversity (pages 225–242): Daniel Ferreira
Chapter 13 Board Subcommittees for Corporate Governance (pages 243–262): Zabihollah Rezaee
Chapter 14 Executive Compensation: Incentives and Externalities (pages 263–283): Philipp Geiler and Luc Renneboog
Chapter 15 Compensation Consultants and Executive Pay (pages 285–302): Martin J. Conyon
Chapter 16 Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure (pages 303–322): John J. Mcconnell, Stephen B. Mckeon and Wei Xu
Chapter 17 The Effects of Management Turnover on Firm Performance (pages 323–344): Mark R. Huson and Robert Parrino
Chapter 18 Corporate Monitoring by Blockholders (pages 345–370): Isabelle Dherment Ferere and Luc Renneboog
Chapter 19 The Governance of Family Firms (pages 371–389): Morten Bennedsen, Francisco Perez Gonzalez and Daniel Wolfenzon
Chapter 20 Institutional and Other Shareholders (pages 391–408): Chris Mallin
Chapter 21 The Politics of Shareholder Activism (pages 409–425): Donald Nordberg
Chapter 22 Executive Behavior: A Creditor Perspective on Managerial Ownership (pages 427–450): Ronald Anderson, Sattar Mansi and David Reeb
Chapter 23 Governance of Banking Institutions (pages 451–467): Renee Birgit Adams
Chapter 24 Corporate Governance: Nonequity Stakeholders (pages 469–495): Marc Goergen, Chris Brewster and Geoffrey Wood
Chapter 25 Proxy Contests (pages 497–516): Peter G. Szilagyi
Chapter 26 Corporate Takeovers and Restructurings (pages 517–533): Mike Stegemoller
Chapter 27 Corporate Takeovers and Wealth Creation (pages 535–558): Marina Martynova and Luc Renneboog
Chapter 28 Corporate Governance and Accountability (pages 559–576): Renee M. Jones
Chapter 29 Corporate Governance Rules and Guidelines (pages 577–597): Zabihollah Rezaee
Chapter 30 Economics Aspects of Corporate Governance and Regulation (pages 599–619): Alentina Bruno and Stijn Claessens