TY - BOOK AU - De Kluyver,Cornelis A. TI - A primer on corporate governance SN - 9789746521192 U1 - 658.42 PY - 2009/// CY - New York, NY PB - Business Expert Press, KW - Corporate governance N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-225) and index; Part I. Corporate governance: the system and its purpose. Corporate governance: the link between corporations and society -- Governance and accountability -- The board of directors: role and composition -- Recent U. S. governance reforms. Part II. The Board’s responsibilities. CEO selection and succession planning -- Oversight, compliance, and risk management -- The board’s role in strategy development -- CEO performance evaluation and executive compensation -- Responding to external pressures and unforeseen events -- Creating a high-performance board. Part III. The future. Epilogue: The future of corporate governance -- Appendix A: Sarbanes-Oxley and other recent U. S. governance reforms -- Appendix B: Red flags in management culture, strategies, and practices -- Appendix C: Enterprise risk management: Questions for the board ER -