The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance

Management

ISBN:

978-1-959142-96-6

The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance

Steve Albrecht, PhD, CPA, CIA, CFE

This resource teaches your students the fundamentals of corporate business leadership, including how corporate boards are led, the director’s role, the rights of shareholders, and the challenges in balancing the needs of shareholders, managers, and other stakeholders on the board. Students learn how to make corporate board decisions regarding corporate governance, legal issues, financial management, and strategy.

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Introduction: About This Course Topic 1: Corporations and the Non-Monolithic Nature of Shareholders Topic 2: How Corporations Are Held Accountable Topic 3: What Is Corporate Governance and What Is Its Role? Topic 4: Proxy Advisory Firms and Shareholder Activists Topic 5: The Board of Directors, Their Responsibilities, and Their Need for Independence Topic 6: The Audit Committee Topic 7: Special Audit Committee Issues and Risk Management Topic 8: Required Filings: The Public Face of Public Corporations Topic 9: The Compensation Committee Topic 10: The Nominating/Governance Committee Topic 11: Other Standing and Special Board Committees Topic 12: D&O Insurance and Crisis Management Topic 13: Legal Issues of Companies and Their Boards Topic 14: Corporate Strategy: Outsourcing and Insourcing Topic 15: Corporate Strategy—Organic vs. Inorganic Growth Topic 16: Corporate Strategy—Succession Planning Topic 17: Corporate Financing Alternatives Topic 18: Stock Exchanges Topic 19: International Corporate Governance

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