Corporate governance a global perspective /

• Other Authors: Hirschey, Mark, John, Kose, Makhija, Anil K.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2005.
• Series: Advances in financial economics ; v. 11.
• Subjects: Business & Economics > Finance.; Business & Economics > International > Economics.; Management & management techniques.; Corporate governance.

Papers in this volume focus on corporate governance broadly defined as the system of control that helps corporations effectively manage, administer, and direct economic resources. Questions of what and how to produce become equally important as organizations strive to better serve demanding customer...

Table of Contents:

• Foreign ownership and firm value : evidence from Japan / Stephen P. Ferris, Kwangwoo Park
• The impact of regulatory change on insider trading profitability : some early evidence from New Zealand / Aaron Gilbert, Alireza Tourani-Rad, Tomasz Piotr Wisniewski
• Corporate governance mechanisms in action : the case of Air Canada / Sean M. Hennessey
• Further evidence on institutional ownership and corporate value / William W. Jennings
• The two dimensions of corporate governance independence / Karim S. Rebeiz
• Legal features of traded securities and high price volatility / Nidal Rashid Sabri
• Corporate governance and firms value in emerging markets : the case of Jordan / Ritab Al-Khouri
• Reforms in corporate governance in Asia after the financial crisis / Helen Cabalu
• China's institutional environment and corporate governance / Jean Jinghan Chen
• Legal issues of enforcement for corporate governance in Vietnam : constraints and recommendations / Bui Trong Dan.