Download or read book Independent Directors and Favoritism written by Christine W. Lai and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We examine whether independent directors with multiple board affiliations (IDMAs) trade off the interests of one fund relative to another (fund favoritism) or whether they benefit fund shareholders by increasing the level of the board's expertise. Using a sample of mutual funds affiliated with the top 55 fund sponsors from 2002-2008, we find that the presence of IDMAs is negatively related to performance/resource shifting across funds within fund families. IDMAs appear to decrease fund fees, increase the return gap associated with the unobserved actions of fund managers, and facilitate the transfer of information across funds in a fund family.
Download or read book Independent Director Legal Perspective in Public Listed Companies in India written by DR. M. K. RAVI and published by DR. M. K. RAVI. This book was released on with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOTE ABOUT BOOK I am thrilled to present to you my latest publication, “Independent Directors - Legal Perspective in Public Listed Companies in India." This book is a comprehensive guide that aims to demystify the role of independent directors within the Indian corporate governance framework and provide valuable insights into the legal aspects they need to navigate. In today's dynamic business environment, independent directors play a crucial role in promoting transparency, accountability, and good governance practices. This book sheds light on the legal framework governing independent directors in India, equipping them with the knowledge and understanding necessary to fulfill their responsibilities effectively. Here's what you can expect from this book: 1. Understanding the Role: I started by exploring the significance of independent directors and their distinct role in corporate governance. I delve into their fiduciary duties, responsibilities, and the expectations placed upon them by regulators, shareholders, and other stakeholders. 2. Legal Framework: I have provided a comprehensive overview of the legal framework that governs independent directors in India. I have explained the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, SEBI regulations, and other applicable laws, ensuring clarity and understanding. 3. Appointment and Qualification: This section covers the process of appointing independent directors, the eligibility criteria, and the procedures to be followed. I have discussed the importance of independence, integrity, and expertise in ensuring the effectiveness of independent directors. 4. Rights and Liabilities: I have examined the rights and protections available to independent directors, as well as the potential liabilities they may face. I also highlight the importance of due diligence, ethical conduct, and disclosure obligations to mitigate legal risks. 5. Board Dynamics and Decision-Making: Here, I delve into the dynamics of the boardroom, emphasizing the role of independent directors in board discussions, decision-making, and conflict resolution. I provide practical insights on how independent directors can effectively contribute to board processes. 6. Corporate Compliance and Ethics: This section focuses on the compliance responsibilities of independent directors, including their role in overseeing corporate ethics, internal controls, and risk management. I have outlined best practices and provide guidance on ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. 7. Role in Auditing and Financial Reporting: I have explored the crucial role independent directors’ play in auditing, financial reporting, and ensuring accurate and transparent financial statements. I have discussed their responsibilities in relation to internal and external audits, financial disclosures, and the prevention of fraudulent practices. 8. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Lastly, I have addressed the growing importance of CSR and the role of independent directors in driving CSR initiatives within public listed companies. I have discussed the legal obligations, reporting requirements, and the positive impact independent directors can have on sustainable and responsible business practices. Throughout the book, I have presented real-life case studies, practical examples, and expert insights to enhance your understanding of the legal perspective of independent directors in Indian public listed companies. My aim is to empower independent directors with the knowledge and tools they need to navigate the legal landscape effectively, contribute to good governance, and uphold the interests of stakeholders. I hope that this book will serves as a valuable resource for independent directors, aspiring directors, corporate professionals, and anyone interested in corporate governance practices in India.
Download or read book The Role of Independent Directors After Sarbanes Oxley written by Bruce F. Dravis and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to provide independent directors and their advisors with an understanding of the primary legal and governance issues that have evolved in the corporate governance environment since the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002. The text on the accompanying CD-ROM sourcebook offers hypertext linked footnotes to direct lawyers (or interested non-lawyers) to legal source material.
Download or read book The Independent Director in Society written by Gerry Brown and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2020-10-11 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things will always go wrong in organisations. The question is how quickly will they get caught and put right? The problem facing every organisation today – our businesses, universities, health services, or the many other sporting and charitable institutions that shape our society – is that the relationship between their executive management and those whose job it is to oversee them (whether they are called non-executive or independent directors, trustees, or governors) has become unbalanced. The Independent Director in Society shows how to rebalance it. Based on original, in-depth research from Henley Business School, this is the first book to survey and analyse the governance crisis right across society rather than just focus upon the business sector. The authors show that – despite their many differences – all organisations have many issues, behaviours and problems in common. The same problems require, in many cases, the same solutions. Sometimes they don’t. The authors offer two answers. The first lies in the realm of policy. Not a need for more legislation, but a move to give the existing codes of practice back their teeth and make them fit for purpose. The second lies with independent directors themselves. Urgent improvement is needed in standards of thought and action as well as the calibre of these directors. Above all, directors need to develop an independent mindset that will enable them to make better, more accurate decisions. There are many elements to creating this culture, including selection, training and education for directors, and support from chairs and executive teams, but most of all directors themselves must recognise their responsibilities in a complex and volatile world.
Download or read book Tumultuous Years written by Robert J. Donovan and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In January of 1949 the aftershocks of the Second World War were still jarring large parts of the globe, although they had greatly diminished in the United States. In Asia, however, turbulence continued to rise as a result of the collapse of Japan, the tottering of the European empires after the war, and the combustion produced by nationalism mixed with communism. Because a segment of American opinion, generally represented in the more conservative wing of the Republican party, was very sensitive to events in Asia, the tremors in the Far East came as harbingers of disturbing political conflict in the United States." Robert J. Donovan's Tumultuous Years presents a detailed account of Harry S. Truman's presidency from 1949-1953.
Download or read book Department of Housing and Urban Development and Certain Independent Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1981 American Battle Monuments Commission written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 1314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of Independent Directors in Corporate Governance written by Bruce F. Dravis and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Board of Directors written by Ettore Croci and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boards of directors are a central feature of any corporate governance regime. The role of directors and how they affect firm value and policies is examined in depth in academic literature. However, it is easy to get both lost and overwhelmed when searching through the literature review that investigates several characteristics, often one at the time. This book provides a careful and concise look at corporate finance literature, specifically with regard to the board of directors, summarizing the main findings and reconciling them. This book documents the pros and cons associated with the various attributes of the board and the directors as found in the current literature and provides sections geared specifically to practitioners in this space, as well, allowing for a better and more comprehensive description of this important corporate governance mechanism. The resulting book aims to facilitate the interpretation of changes in corporate governance through the lens of the recent academic literature.
Download or read book Cases and Materials on Corporations written by John C. Coffee and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 1429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned for its richness, depth, and authorship, Cases and Materials on Corporations offers broad coverage of both public and closely held corporations. A powerful introductory chapter sets out the defining characteristics of a corporation. A thematic framework frames corporate law in terms of the corporation’s responsibilities to its employees, its investors, and society. New to the Ninth Edition: The introductory Chapter recognizes that issues of race and systemic discrimination have dominated recent headlines and political discourse. This has re-focused attention on the long-standing debate between proponents of the dominant shareholders primacy model of corporate governance and proponents of a more stakeholder-oriented model. Without taking sides on this issue, this Chapter notes that this debate has continued throughout American legal history, and it focuses on recent efforts by some states and Nasdaq to require greater diversity (both in terms of race and gender) on corporate boards. Current data is provided. In addition, this Chapter adds a new section to introduce the “public benefit corporation,” a new corporate form that is a hybrid of a profit-making corporation and a not-for-profit entity now recognized by a majority of the states. New material on the emerging line of good faith cases in the context of director oversight where a corporation is subject to “mission critical” regulation. This new line of cases opens up potential avenues to assign monetary liability to directors for failure to manage corporate risks. New Supreme Court decisions (including Lorenzo and Omnicare) are assessed, and the continuing struggle to define insider trading is reviewed. The chapter on shareholder voting and proxy gives special attention to recent efforts by activist hedge funds to influence and constrain corporate management. The revised chapter on takeovers takes up the legal rules governing friendly and unfriendly acquisitions. The chapter tracks the unique experience of Delaware law over this period: an ongoing and openly—but respectful–disagreement between the Delaware Chancery Court and the Delaware Supreme Court about the allocation of authority between the board of directors and shareholders. The chapter also examines the new texture of the takeover market where activists play a central role. Professors and students will benefit from: Richness and depth: A range of thoroughly developed topics allows instructors to delve into topics with as much depth as they wish. The text is strong in material on both public and closely held corporations. Traditional casebook pedagogy: Text notes, statutory material, excerpted commentary, problems, questions, and edited cases. Strong introductory chapter: Sets out the defining characteristics of a corporation: limited liability, perpetual existence, free transferability, and centralized management. Thematic framework: Examines corporate law in the context of the corporation’s responsibilities to its own constituents and investors, as well as to society.
Download or read book Women and Leadership written by Deborah L. Rhode and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most of recorded history, men have held nearly all of the most powerful leadership positions. Today, although women occupy an increasing percentage of leadership positions, in America they hold less than a fifth of positions in both the public and private sectors. The United States ranks 78th in the world for women's representation in political office. In politics, although women constitute a majority of the electorate, they account for only 18 percent of Congress, 10 percent of governors, and 12 percent of mayors of the nation's 100 largest cities. In academia, women account for a majority of college graduates, but only about a quarter of full professors and university presidents. In law, women are almost half of law school graduates, but only 17 percent of the equity partners of major firms, and 22 percent of Fortune 500 general counsels. In business, women constitute a third of MBA graduates, but only 5 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs. In Women and Leadership, the eminent legal scholar Deborah L. Rhode focuses on women's underrepresentation in leadership roles and asks why it persists and what we can do about it. Although organizations generally stand to gain from increasing gender equity in leadership, women's underrepresentation is persistent and pervasive. Rhode explores the reasons, including women's family roles, unconscious gender bias, and exclusion from professional development networks. She stresses that we cannot address the problem at the individual level; instead, she argues that we need broad-based strategies that address the deep-seated structural and cultural conditions facing women. She surveys a range of professions in politics, management, law, and academia and draws from a survey of prominent women to develop solutions that can successfully chip away at the imbalance. These include developing robust women-to-women networks, enacting laws and policies that address work/life imbalances, and training programs that start at an earlier age. Rhode's clear exploration of the leadership gap and her compelling policy prescriptions will make this an essential book for anyone interested in leveling the playing field for women leaders in America.
Download or read book The Ultimate Guide to the UBE Uniform Bar Exam Redesigned written by Melissa Hale and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 1252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing the relative newness of the UBE, The Ultimate Guide to the UBE provides a detailed approach to the exam, utilizes real students’ past bar exam answers (including real bar exam scores), and includes commentary from expert contributors for added insight and perspective on how students can improve their own exam writing scores. In the past decade the UBE has gone from being adopted by merely a few jurisdictions to over 40, including Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, and Texas, and soon Pennsylvania in July of 2022. This encompasses a large percentage of students taking the Bar Exam. It also means that many students, as well as bar prep professionals, have questions about the UBE. We seek to provide one guide that addresses everything anyone would want to know about the UBE, most importantly, how to prepare for it. Melissa Hale, and Antonia (Toni) Miceli, and Tania Shah are experts in bar exam preparation, each having taught in the field for over a decade. As the UBE becomes more prevalent, we encounter more and more people with questions about how the UBE works and how best to prepare for each section of the UBE. This book is intended to be a “one-stop shop” for all things UBE! Professors and students will benefit from: Addressing the relative newness of the UBE, this guide provides a step-by-step process for tackling each section of the exam, utilizing real students’ past bar exam answers (including real bar exam scores), and employing expert contributors’ commentary for added perspective. The straightforward approach of this book appeals to students, and includes: outlines, charts, easily digestible content, and good humor to engage students in material that might otherwise seem dry or overwhelming. Above all, students want to see what an actual exam answer looks like, not just be told how to write the “perfect” (and mostly impossible) essay answer. In the Ultimate Guide to the UBE, students can see what real bar exam takers did under timed conditions. They can read expert commentary on real bar exam answers, and step into the shoes of a bar exam grader by critiquing real bar exam answers themselves. Students can see, firsthand, what separates a score of 1 from a score of 3 from a score of 6 out of 6, and learn how to push their own score up the grading scale. Memorizing rules separate from the essay-writing process is not a winning strategy; practicing writing an essay while looking up the rules enables students to hone their analysis skills and learn the rules. The online appendices provide all the substantive law students need to complete the questions in this book, allowing students to focus on the skill development piece of bar review, rather than guessing the applicable rule.
Download or read book The East Asian Model written by Hyungkee Kim and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-02-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hyungkee Kim analyses the model of East Asian development as it existed during periods of high growth and how it was transformed by pressures from both the Washington consensus and its own internal contradictions. Many have discussed the successes and failures of the East Asian model, but Kim is concerned rather with the story of its transformation, and its long-term sustainability. He uses a Five Sector Model, which focuses on the, state, corporate, financial, labour, and foreign sectors to identify the core of East Asian model and examine the variants in Korea, Japan and China. He also outlines the distinctions between the East Asian model and Western development models including the Anglo-American, Rhine, and Nordic models. He analyses in detail the institutional changes such as marketization, privatization, liberalization, and flexibilization that have transformed the East Asian model. Highlighting the major problems that emerged from the transformation of the East Asian model, Kim assesses its prospects for economic, social and ecological sustainability and proposes an agenda for institutional reforms. An essential reading for scholars of East Asian political economy.
Download or read book Emanuel Law Outlines for Corporations written by Steven L. Emanuel and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 775 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any law school graduate will tell you that when picking your outline tool you need to pick the best because your outlines are the most important study tool you will use throughout your law school career. Developed by legendary study aid author Steve Emanuel, Emanuel® Law Outlines (ELOs) are the #1 outline choice among law students. An ELO ensures that you understand the concepts as you learn them in class and helps you study for exams throughout the semester. Here's why you need an ELO from your first day of class right through your final exam: ELOs help you focus on the concepts and issues you need to master to succeed on exams. They are easy to understand: Each ELO contains comprehensive coverage of the topics, cases, and black letter law found in your specific casebook, but is explained in a way that is understandable. The Quiz Yourself and Essay Q&A features help you test your knowledge throughout the semester. Exam Tips alert you to the issues and fact patterns that commonly pop up on exams. The Capsule Summary provides a quick review of the key concepts covered in the full Outline—perfect for exam review!
Download or read book GSA Board of Contract Appeals written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Folk on the Delaware General Corporation Law 7th Edition written by Welch, Saunders, Voss, and Land and published by Wolters Kluwer. This book was released on with total page 4994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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