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Book SynopsisWith a state-of-the-art perspective on corporate board decision-making that encourages thinking outside the box, this cutting-edge Research Handbook provides fresh insights on the meaning, value, contribution, quality and purpose of the decision-making of those charged with corporate governance.
Expert contributors reflect on what boards decide, what they focus on when making these decisions, and how they endeavour to balance and satisfy diverse stakeholders, organisational, and societal interests. Chapters expand the research field of board decision-making, exploring related issues such as the impact of regulations and guidelines on decision-making quality; behavioural and cognitive factors in judgement formation; decision-making under extreme circumstances; fraud and bias; and independence, competence, ethics and diversity. Thought-provoking and perceptive, the book analyses board decision-making in practice, looking closely at corporate social responsibility, sustainability strategies, and governance best practice.
With a broad and global range of case studies, this innovative Research Handbook will prove vital for students and scholars of corporate governance. Providing a comprehensive understanding of what motivates and influences the quality, purpose and rationale of board decision-making and the factors which interfere with good judgement, it will also be a key resource for board directors, policymakers and regulators working in corporate board governance and external audit.
Trade Review‘This Handbook provides insightful analyses of the importance of corporate decision-making in different institutional environments around the world. The Handbook also covers decision-making in extreme situations, including but not limited to financial crisis periods. It is a valuable resource for academics and practitioners alike.’ -- Douglas Cumming, DeSantis Distinguished Professor, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, US
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to the Research Handbook on Corporate Board Decision-Making Oliver Marnet Part I: Board Decision-Making: By Whom, and Who for? 2. Institutions and Corporate Decision Making Geoffrey Wood 3. Board Composition and Decision Making: Who Makes the Decisions? Laura F Spira 4. Liminality, Purpose, and Psychological Ownership: Board Decision Practices as a Route to Stewardship Donald Nordberg 5. Beyond the Listed Company – Meaningful, Appropriate and Relevant Governance in SMEs Leslie Spiers Part II: Governance Best Practice 6. Non-Executive Directors’ Behaviour & Activities, and Firm Performance Vinita Mithani 7. Driving Higher Enterprise Value Through Good Governance Steve Maslin 8. Knowledge, Experience and Measurement for Stakeholder Decision Making: a Historical Case Study Roy Edwards 9. Human Capital Resources Accounting and Firm Value Creation: A Governance and Board Decision Making Perspective Krishanthi Vithana Part III: Board Decision-Making in Practice 10. A Device to Attract the Money? or An Invitation to Partnership? David Weir 11. How Green is Strategic Decision-Making in a ‘Green Company’? Chiharu Narikiyo, Elaine Harris and Moataz Elmassri 12. Corporate Social Responsibility and How the Corporate Sector Should Behave? A Case Study of New Zealand Rashid Zaman and Jia Liu 13. Do Corporate Governance Codes Matter in Africa? Geofry Areneke, Wafa Khlif, Danson Kimani and Teerooven Soobaroyen Part IV: Board Decision-Making in Extreme Situations 14. Nonexecutive Director Influence on Informational Asymmetries in Offshore Financial Centres. Bruce Hearn, Alexander Mohr, Muhammad Khawar and Jaskaran Kaur 15. The Impact of the Audit Committee and Internal Audit Function on Board Decision Making During an Extreme Financial Crisis Khairul Ayuni Mohd Kharuddin and Ilias G Basioudis 16. Cycles of Corporate Fraud: A Behavioural Economics Approach Richard Fairchild and Oliver Marnet Index
