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 Governance

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(Non-executive director views on the Higgs Report)
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(The Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002)
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Directors: Monitoring  Monks, R.A.G., & Minow, N. (2001).  Corporate governance (2nd ed.) (pp164-214).  Oxford: Blackwell Business

Critical board activities
 Conger, J.A., Lawler, E.E., III., & Finegold, D.L. (2001).  Corporate boards: Strategies for adding value at the top (pp. 3-19).  San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass

Corporate Governance and social responsibility
 Wheelen, T.L., & Hunger, J.D. (2002).  Strategic management and business policy (8th ed.) (pp. 25-49).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall

Introduction: The corporate governance problem – competing diagnoses and solutions
 Keasey, K., Thompson, S., & Wright, M. (Eds). (1997). Corporate governance: Economic and financial issues (pp. 1-17). Oxford: Oxford University Press

The strategic context of external network ties: Examining the impact of director appointments on board involvement in strategic decision making
 Carpenter, M.A., & Westphal, J.D. (2001). The Academy of Management Journal, 44 (4), 639-660

The promise of the governed corporation
 Pound, J. (1995, March-April). Harvard Business Review, 73(2), pp. 89-98

Ownership structure and economic performance in the largest companies
 Thomsen, S., & Pedersen, T. (2000). Strategic Management Journal, 21, 689-705

Board games: How CEOs adapt to increases in structural board independence from management
 Westphal, J.D. (1998). Administrative Science Quarterly, 43, 511-537

Whither corporate governance in the 21st Century?
 Cassidy, D.P. (2000).  Corporate Governance, 8(4), 297-302

The impact of the board on strategy: An empirical examination
 Stiles, P. (2001). Journal of Management Studies, 38(5), 627-650
Myths and misconceptions  Smith, P. (2001, Sept.). Management, pp. 52-53

The board of directors as watchdog
 Hilmer, F.G., & Donaldson, L. (1996). Management redeemed: Debunking the fads that undermine corporate performance (pp. 141-164). East Roseville, NSW: Simon & Shuster







 
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