Australian Corporate Governance (Custom Edition), 1st edition

Published by Pearson Learning Solutions (July 18, 2013) © 2014

  • Jim Psaros

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ISBN-13: 9781486019090
Australian Corporate Governance (Custom Edition)
Published 2013

Title overview

Australian Corporate Governance provides students with an in-depth and objective analysis of the key issues in corporate governance practices of Australian companies. It is written to cater for the growing number of students taking corporate governance subjects in accounting at both graduate and undergraduate levels, and equips students with the knowledge and tools necessary to understand and critically assess corporate governance practices in the Australian context.

Table of contents

  • 1. Practical and Theoretical Foundations of Corporate Governance
  • 2. Does Corporate Governance Matter?
  • 3. Major Regulatory Influences on Corporate Governance in Australia
  • 4. The Role of the Board of Directors in Facilitating Corporate Governance
  • 5. Company Directors: Statutory and Common Law Duties
  • 6. The Audit Committee
  • 7. Role of Other Board Committees
  • 8. The External Audit Function and Corporate Governance
  • 9. Code of Conduct, Risk Management and Share Trade Policies
  • 10. National Models of Corporate Governance
  • 11. Ratings of the Corporate Governance Practices of Australia's Largest Companies
  • 12. Corporate Social Responsibility

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