{"product_id":"beyond-governance-9780470011515","title":"Beyond Governance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing a series of corporate scandals, legislators have company executives in their sights, and are arming themselves with ever-greater regulatory firepower. All agree that good governance is essential - but must not be allowed to stifle business performance.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Governance\u003c\/i\u003e develops the concept of Enterprise Governance, an emerging framework which unites Performance, Conformance and Corporate Responsibility and shows how addressing all of these areas in a concerted, coordinated fashion will deliver value to the organisation and its stakeholders. In particular, it focuses on the skills, processes and systems that are required to deliver excellence in each of these areas, giving readers a practical insight into the issues and an understanding of best practice in each area.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany firms are rethinking their finance activities in the light of e-commerce, shared service centres, business intelligence technology and cost pressures. \u003ci\u003eBeyond Governance\u003c\/i\u003e explores the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"…an independent and valuable appraisal of the techniques necessary to deal with an extra dimension of modern business.\" (\u003ci\u003eInformation Age\u003c\/i\u003e, 1st April 2005)  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…packed with case studies of real companies…so the reader can appreciate how different company leaders are tackling these challenges” \u003ci\u003eAccounting Technician\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2005\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Enterprise Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I: Performance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Developing Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Transactional Excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Corporate Performance Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Driving Performance Through Better Cost Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Forecasting, Planning and Budgeting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II: Conformance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Better Enterprise Governance Through Better Reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Corporate Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Supporting Enterprise Governance: the Emerging Finance Architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III: Corporate Responsibility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Corporate Responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Risk Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Conclusion: A Strategy for Finance Professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402250887511,"sku":"9780470011515","price":39.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470011515.jpg?v=1730479839","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/beyond-governance-9780470011515","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}