Corporate Governance, Responsibility and Sustainability : Initiatives in Emerging Economies.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Boxes -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- Corporate governance models around the world -- Anglo-American model -- Non-Anglo-American model -- Structure of the book -- 2 Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibilities in China -- Introduction -- History and development of corporate governance in China -- Phase 1: 1978-1984 -- Phase 2: 1984-1992 -- Phase 3: 1993-2003 -- Phase 4: from 2004 onward -- The legal framework of corporate governance for listed companies in China -- Institutional framework for the corporate governance of listed companies in China -- CSR activities in China -- The main features of CSR in China -- The limitations of CSR activities in China -- Conclusions -- 3 Corporate Governance in India -- Introduction -- Historical background -- Ancient India -- Colonial and independent India -- Corporate governance reforms -- Initiatives by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) -- Initiatives by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) -- Initiatives by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) -- Corporate governance practice -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- 4 Corporate Governance in Brazil -- Introduction -- Historical background -- Early times -- The 1990s -- Reforms -- Recovery -- Corporate governance practices -- Board of directors -- Board independence -- Audit committee and fiscal board -- Board processes -- Related party transactions -- Disclosure -- Minority shareholders' rights -- Arbitration -- Conclusion -- 5 Corporate Governance in South Africa -- Introduction -- Historical evolution of corporate governance practices -- King I (1994) -- King II (2002) -- King III (2009) -- Laws and codes of practice.

King III: code of governance principles for South Africa 2009 -- Ethical leadership and corporate governance -- Boards -- Independent directors -- Corporate governance, risks and information technology -- Stakeholder relationships -- The Companies Act 71 of 2008 -- Corporate governance scandals -- Policy implications -- New initiatives towards dispute resolution -- Conclusion -- 6 Corporate Governance in Russia -- Introduction -- Overview of corporate governance in Russia -- Privatization in Russia: birth of the Russian model of corporate governance -- The corporate objective and mission of board of directors -- Shareholder rights and equitable treatment of shareholders -- Responsibility of the board: towards more transparency and disclosure -- Intensify implementation and enforcement -- Ensure clarity and coherence -- Facilitate corporate governance culture in the private sector -- Ensure continuing support and review of progress -- Implementation and legal framework -- Corporate governance in contemporary Russia -- Concluding remarks -- 7 Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility: An Indian Case Study -- Case study I -- Case study II -- Schedule of implementation -- Application of revised Clause 49 -- Obligations on stock exchanges -- Features of the new amendments -- 8 Issues in Social Impact Management and Sustainability -- Implement and encourage green practices for corporate social responsibility -- Foster a culture of corporate social responsibility -- Three key areas of corporate social responsibility -- The social dimension -- The economic dimension -- The environment -- The cultural dimension -- 9 Conclusions -- Name Index -- Subject Index.

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