CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Codes, Systems, Standards and Practices

by SUBHASH CHANDRA DAS

Overview

This compact and concise book, now in its second edition, includes a chapter on corporate social responsibility and sustainability. It provides a conceptual, analytical and evaluative study of the principles, codes, systems and practices of corporate governance prevalent in industrially developed countries, as well as the developing nations of the world. It contains sample study analyses of six Indian industries. The book also includes codes of best practices on corporate governance recommended by the author.Primarily intended for students of commerce, law and management, the book can be used by researchers, professionals, regulatory authorities and policy makers all over the world.Key features:Provides a comprehensive account of all codes/recommendations of the important international and national committees on corporate governance.Provides a detailed description of the current corporate governance principles, systems, standards and practices followed by the USA, UK, Germany, Japan, France, Australia, New Zealand, Russia and India.Explains the standards and practices of corporate governance adopted by the six globally renowned Indian industries to assess Indian standards and practices as compared to the international benchmark.Gives a road map for all companies to achieve international standards of corporate governance.Contains a glossary of terms to explain the core concepts.Read more

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788120348219
Publisher:	PHI Learning
Publication date:	07/29/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

SUBHASH CHANDRA DAS (PhD), MCom, FCMA, MWSOM (UK), is a Management Consultant and Former Director (Finance), Hindustan Paper Corporation (HPC) Ltd. He is also a visiting faculty in many Universities and B-Schools. He has over three decades of professional experience as a Financial and O&M expert in Tata Steel, Greaves Cotton, SAIL, Hindustan Cables Ltd. and Hindustan Paper Corporation (HPC) Ltd. He has contributed twenty articles on management topics to Journals and research bulletins of various professional and management institutes. He has authored five books on various management subjects taught in B-Schools and Universities.

Table of Contents

Preface • Preface to the First Edition

Acknowledgements • List of Abbreviations

1. Introduction

2. Key Conceptual Issues of Corporate Governance

3. International Committees’ Codes/Recommendations on Corporate Governance—A Comparative Study and Analysis

4. Corporate Governance Systems in Various Countries of

The World

5. National Committees’ Codes/Recommendations on Corporate Governance in India—Corporate Governance Reforms

6. Corporate Governance Standards and Practices in Indian Industries

7. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability

8. Towards A Comprehensive and Standard Code of Corporate Governance and Disclosure Norms

Appendices

I: A Snapshot of Corporate Governance System in the USA,

The UK, Germany, Japan and India

II: List of Important SEBI Regulations

III: Impact of International Committees’ Recommendations on National Committees’ Recommendations and Enactments in India on Corporate Governance

IV: Criterion for Evaluation of Governance Standard

V: Grading on Five-point Scale

Glossary • Bibliography • Index