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The Art and Psychology of Board Relationships The Secret Life of Boards

The Art and Psychology of Board Relationships The Secret Life of Boards

The relationships within boards can make or break an organisation but well-functioning relationships take skill and effort to maintain. This book looks at the psychology behind individual and group behaviour and offers tactics and power tools to help make a success of your board career. The book shares advice and practical tips from 40 experienced board members from the worlds of corporates the public sector and charities on how to spot and manage complex dynamics. And each chapter ends with techniques for unlocking tricky board relationships that you can put into practice immediately. The authors examine case studies and explore topics such as psychodynamics cognitive behavioural psychology and neuroscience for insights into how boards react under pressure. They then demonstrate how to practise the ART of managing board relationships by increasing Awareness Relating constructively to others and choosing Tactics to ease tensions and foster collaboration. The Art and Psychology of Board Relationships: The Secret Life of Boards reveals why board relationships lie at the heart of organisational success – and how you can use them to gain competitive edge. It is essential reading for current and aspiring board members coaches facilitators and anyone with an interest in boardroom dynamics. | The Art and Psychology of Board Relationships The Secret Life of Boards

GBP 24.99
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for the Specialty Board Review

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for the Specialty Board Review

This new thoroughly revised fifth edition of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for the Specialty Board Review offers a comprehensive study guide of child psychiatry. New authors incorporate the latest evidence-based content while still offering the questions and detailed answers format of previous editions. Part I includes chapters covering normal development diagnostic categories treatments and special issues whilst Part II includes new case problems that test knowledge of assessment and treatment planning. This book includes hundreds of multiple-choice questions modelled on board examination questions and includes references from leading textbooks providing a comprehensive review of the field. Both general and child/adolescent psychiatrists will find this fifth edition essential not only as a guide for preparing for their first successful board examination but also as a review in preparing for important recertification exams.

GBP 36.99
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The School Board Member's Guidebook Becoming a Difference Maker for Your District

The School Board Member's Guidebook Becoming a Difference Maker for Your District

Every student deserves a high-impact well-qualified and governance-driven school board. In this helpful book best-selling authors Ryan Donlan and Todd Whitaker show you as a school board member how to make smart worthwhile decisions that will lead to positive change in your district. The School Board Member’s Guidebook addresses the challenges of making realistic choices that will truly benefit the school and have a lasting impact. Topics include: How to work and communicate effectively with the superintendent during the year; How to find common ground with colleagues; How to represent the interests and needs of the community at large; How to keep your constituencies focused and informed through strategic planning and structured committee participation; How to host constructive and cordial school board meetings; How to capitalize on individual talents and strengths; And more! Each chapter offers strategies tips and sample scenarios. With these resources and the practical advice throughout the book you’ll be able to make a lasting difference in the lives of every student in your district. You’ll be a Difference Maker. | The School Board Member's Guidebook Becoming a Difference Maker for Your District

GBP 18.99
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The Board Game Designer's Guide to Careers in the Industry

The Board Game Designer's Guide to Careers in the Industry

Are you thinking about working in the board game industry? Here’s what you need to know. There are so many jobs and roles that need to be filled in the board game industry. You might just have the right skills and experience to excel. But first you need to know what opportunities exist and what the hardest gaps are to fill! In this book you’ll discover • What jobs are really in demand • How you can get your foot in the door with a publisher • Jobs in the industry you’ve never even thought of • What other opportunities exist for people with skills just like yours With insights from over 40 industry pros as well as the author’s many years of experience you’ll be able to put your own skills and experience to great use in an amazing growing industry. | The Board Game Designer's Guide to Careers in the Industry

GBP 34.99
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Prepare to Board Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts

Prepare to Board Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts

Successful storyboards and poignant characters have the power to make elusive thoughts and emotions tangible for audiences. Packed with illustrations that illuminate and a text that entertains and informs Prepare to Board 3rd edition presents the methods and techniques of animation master Nancy Beiman with a focus on pre-production story development and character design. As one of the only storyboard titles on the market that explores the intersection of creative character design and storyboard development the third edition is an invaluable resource for both beginner and intermediate artists. Key Features Adapt key techniques tips and tricks of experienced character designers and storyboard artists with 30 years of experience to your film television and animation projects. Save time and money with workflow solutions and avoid common mistakes and problems with troubleshooting tips. Implement creative solutions for your own projects with this invaluable resource for beginner and intermediate artists with examples of what a good storyboard and character design should look like and example of poorly designed storyboards. and tricks. Further your artistic skill development with an interactive companion website which will includes video tutorials examples of animatics and good and bad pitching techniques. | Prepare to Board Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts

GBP 46.99
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Storytelling for New Technologies and Platforms A Writer’s Guide to Theme Parks Virtual Reality Board Games Virtual Assistants and More

Storytelling for New Technologies and Platforms A Writer’s Guide to Theme Parks Virtual Reality Board Games Virtual Assistants and More

Want to know what it’s like to write for a theme park attraction? Or an interactive toy? Or a virtual reality game? Wait – those tell stories? And there are jobs for people who write them? Thanks to technology interactive products and live experiences can now engage us with memorable characters and exciting adventures that were once destined only for the cinema. Storytelling for New Technologies and Platforms: A Writer’s Guide to Theme Parks Virtual Reality Board Games Virtual Assistants and More is a handbook for writers students producers teachers scholars career changers early tech adopters and just about anyone who loves story and technology. As a collection of articles from some of the best creative writers in their medium this book will prepare content creators of tomorrow to tackle some of today's most exhilarating creative challenges found on a screen . or off! Key Features: Expert advice from several industry professionals who have worked for some of the world’s biggest tech and interactive companies. Best practices that not only guide writers on how to apply their craft to new fields but also prepare them for the common ambiguity they will find in corporate and start-up environments. Breakdown of platforms that shows how tech capabilities can fulfill content expectations and how content can fulfill tech expectations. Basic storytelling mechanics customized to today’s popular technologies live experiences and traditional game platforms. | Storytelling for New Technologies and Platforms A Writer’s Guide to Theme Parks Virtual Reality Board Games Virtual Assistants and More

GBP 44.99
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The Hero Maker How Superintendents Can Get their School Boards to Do the Right Thing

The Hero Maker How Superintendents Can Get their School Boards to Do the Right Thing

Learn how to turn your school board members into heroes by helping them make smart worthwhile decisions that they will deserve to brag about. In this much-needed book Ryan Donlan and Todd Whitaker offer practical strategies to help superintendents develop better working relationships with their boards. You’ll discover how to: reconnect board members to the real purpose of education despite their agendas work with your board more effectively during meetings and at times in between guide board members into more productive roles when they overreach beyond policymaking connect and communicate with board members regardless of personality encourage board members to play to their strengths start each school year undefeated and know when it is time to move on. Each chapter contains hero-making tips to help you get started. The book also includes a special feature on board personalities and the Process Communication Model® (PCM) a method that will make it easier to avoid miscommunication with board members. With this practical book you'll be able to overcome the challenges of the superintendent–board relationship so that your board can make better decisions for those who matter most—the students. | The Hero Maker How Superintendents Can Get their School Boards to Do the Right Thing

GBP 24.99
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Effective Directors The Right Questions to Ask (QTA)

Effective Directors The Right Questions to Ask (QTA)

The Open Access version of this book available at www. taylorfrancis. com has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4. 0 license. Being a good board member is not about knowing everything; it is about asking the right questions and challenging appropriately. Effective Directors: The Right Questions To Ask (QTA) is a reference book for board members and executives globally to support them in their work. With chapters written by senior company board members and respected figures in corporate governance the questions have been drawn together to offer food for thought and useful prompts that take boards beyond operational discussions. The book clearly presents key areas to be considered by the board (there are over 50 in total) and range from board composition to data security diversity and inclusion and succession planning. The questions are ones that boards in any organisation should be asking themselves their fellow board members service providers executives and other stakeholders to ensure that the right issues are raised transparency and effective oversight are achieved and the board is fulfilling its role in governing the organisation. In addition to being invaluable for board members the book is also a very useful tool for executives in understanding the kind of questions their board members are likely to ask and the kind of questions that should be asked and discussed in the boardroom. | Effective Directors The Right Questions to Ask (QTA)

GBP 31.99
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Giving Voice to Values in the Boardroom

Giving Voice to Values in the Boardroom

This book takes the central issues facing board members today and applies the giving voice to values framework while also providing insights from practicing board members who have faced these issues. It covers such topics as strategic planning and monitoring director independence privacy and cyber risk executive compensation and CEO succession planning. With this book readers will also grapple with the conflicts of interest that might arise in the director selection process role of the nominating committee and the compensation committee in order to cultivate more optimal board dynamics. The principles of giving voice to values start by asking a deceptively simple question: ‘What if you were going to act on your values—what would you say and do?’ The book then provides an overview of the current landscape of corporate governance along with the major rules and director duties applicable to the board of directors. The book’s latter chapters contain a series of five scenarios common to the board of directors that are presented as a set of “Board Challenges” involving the tensions often found in board work. In Giving Voice to Values in the Boardroom the author Cynthia E. Clark provides practical strategies for board members and other constituents of corporate governance to deal with these challenges. These cases are designed to help users of the book implement prescripting and action planning. Each case will also have discussion questions about the stakes and stakeholders common reasons and rationalizations and examples of how firms and governance professionals have handled similar board challenges.

GBP 31.99
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Ethnomusicology of the Flathead Indians

Ethnomusicology of the Flathead Indians

All people in no matter what culture must be able to place their music firmly in the context of the totality of their beliefs experiences and activities for without such ties music cannot exist. This means that there must be a body of theory connected with any music system - not necessarily a theory of the structure of music sound although that may be present as well but rather a theory of what music is what it does and how it is coordinated with the total environment both natural and cultural in which human beings move. The Flathead Indians of Western Montana (just over 26 000 in number as of the 2000 census) inhabit a reservation consisting of 632 516 acres of land in the Jocko and Flathead Valleys and the Camas Prairie country which lie roughly between Evaro and Kalispell Montana. The reservation is bounded on the east by the Mission Range on the west by the Cabinet National Forest on the south by the Lolo National Forest and on the north by an arbitrary line approximately bisecting Flathead Lake about twenty-four miles south of Kalispell. The area is one of the richest agricultural regions in Montana and fish and game are abundant. The Flathead are engaged in stocking timbering and various agricultural enterprises. For the Flathead the most important single fact about music and its relationship to the total world is its origin in the supernatural sphere. All true and proper songs particularly in the past owe their origin to a variety of contacts experienced by humans with beings which though a part of this world are superhuman and the source of both individual and tribal powers and skills. Thus a sharp distinction is drawn by the Flathead between what they call make-up and all other songs. Merriam's pioneering work in the relationship of ethnography and musicology remains a primary source in this field in anthropology. | Ethnomusicology of the Flathead Indians

GBP 130.00
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Sustainability and Corporate Governance A Guide to Law and Practice

Sustainability and Corporate Governance A Guide to Law and Practice

Sustainability and Corporate Governance is the first extensive and targeted guide for directors and their legal advisors on creating a governance framework for corporations that integrates all the recognized principles of sustainability now being discussed in boardrooms all over the world. The book provides a step-by-step approach on integrating sustainability principles into the activities of the board of directors including detailed guidance on legal regulatory and business aspects of organizing and operating board committees and designing the sustainability management unit. Essential topics covered include: • Elements of an effective framework for implementation of sustainability governance including required policies procedures and committee charters • Organization of the governing board to effectively address sustainability issues and implement sustainability strategies • Best practices and processes to engage company stakeholders Corporate board members and attorneys will appreciate the book’s practical forms and checklists complete coverage of all facets of sustainability governance summaries of relevant international and national guidelines and instruments and a curated list of samples and case studies from companies all around the world. | Sustainability and Corporate Governance A Guide to Law and Practice

GBP 31.99
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Dynamics at Boardroom Level A Tavistock Primer for Leaders Coaches and Consultants

Dynamics at Boardroom Level A Tavistock Primer for Leaders Coaches and Consultants

How can boards and members of boards reach their full potential? The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (TIHR) has been at the forefront of thinking about organizations since its inception in 1947. Today as then the corporate world is undergoing increasing pressure to demonstrate a sustainable generative and meaningful impact on society and employees whilst delivering improved services and products. These tensions and others are explored in this important new book Dynamics at Boardroom Level: A Tavistock Primer for Leaders Coaches and Consultants. In this book the reader gets a useful framework of theory and practice that broadens vision and deepens thinking about what is happening in boardrooms. The book opens the door to the reader to a new world of board dynamics edited by those who really understand the deeper workings of the complex human system and its work at board level. This edited volume brings together the insights and contemporary case studies from participants on the Tavistock Institute Dynamics @ Board Level programme that draws on the thinking of Tavistock scholars and practitioners and their work on the dynamics of task role authority and power. Edited by programme co-directors Dr Mannie Sher and Dr Leslie Brissett and their fellow Tavistock Associate Tazi Lorraine Smith and with contributions from senior leadership practitioners and board evaluators from the government international consultancy firms FTSE 100 and global UN institutions this book speaks directly to issues of our time. It represents essential reading for leaders of organizations and businesses as well as leadership coaches and mental health professionals. | Dynamics at Boardroom Level A Tavistock Primer for Leaders Coaches and Consultants

GBP 31.99
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Kinderculture The Corporate Construction of Childhood

Kinderculture The Corporate Construction of Childhood

America is a corporatized society defined by a culture of consumerism and the youth market is one of the groups that corporations target most. By marketing directly to children through television movies radio video games toys books and fast food advertisers have produced a 'kinderculture'. In this eye-opening book editor Shirley R. Steinberg reveals the profound impact that our purchasing-obsessed culture has on our children and argues that the experience of childhood has been reshaped into something that is prefabricated. Analyzing the pervasive influence of these corporate productions top experts in the fields of education sociology communications and cultural studies contribute incisive essays that students parents educators and general readers will find insightful and entertaining. Including seven new chapters this third edition is thoroughly updated with examinations of the icons that shape the values and consciousness of today's children including Twilight True Blood and vampires hip hop Hannah Montana Disney and others. | Kinderculture The Corporate Construction of Childhood

GBP 130.00
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The Role of University Governing Boards in Canadian Higher Education Sociological Perspectives on the Form and Functioning of Boards

The Role of University Governing Boards in Canadian Higher Education Sociological Perspectives on the Form and Functioning of Boards

This book explores the historical and social foundations of Canadian higher education and provides a detailed analysis of university boards within this broader context of university governance. By examining rich empirical data from a sociological perspective it offers unique insights into the role of boards and the structures and practices that frame their work. It explores board composition the professional backgrounds of board members how members perceive their role and the complex relationships between the board and the university president. The authors also compare and contrast the Canadian experience with governance reforms in Europe and other regions over recent decades. Drawing on multiple theoretical perspectives the authors provide a nuanced analysis of the role of boards in terms of oversight protecting university autonomy representing societal interests and dealing with increasing complexity and expectations. This innovative original study makes an enormous contribution to our understanding of the role and work of Canadian university boards and to international scholarship on higher education governance. It will appeal to scholars and researchers with interests across higher education international and comparative education and the sociology of education. | The Role of University Governing Boards in Canadian Higher Education Sociological Perspectives on the Form and Functioning of Boards

GBP 130.00
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Shariah Governance in Islamic Banking Institutions

Shariah Governance in Islamic Banking Institutions

Shariah governance assumes the primary instrument through which Islamic Banking Institutions (IBIs) ensure the Islamicity of their products services operations and internal environments. It is considered to be one the fundamental elements that differentiates IBIs from their traditional counterparts. Shariah Governance in Islamic Banking Institutions provides a critical overview of the key aspects pertaining to Shariah governance within Islamic financial institutions and presents a detailed analysis of its conceptual background. The authors have identified the unique issues that have emerged due to the integration of Shariah namely the involvement of the Shariah supervisory board (SSB) in the corporate governance arrangements of Islamic banks. These issues relate to disclosure transparency independency consistency confidentiality competency and reputation. The book details the doctrines of Shariah pronouncements in Islamic banks the importance of having a central advisory board at a regulatory level in the standardization of Islamic banking practices as well as the competence required for Shariah supervisory board members. It provides a critical analysis of the Shariah governance framework in Pakistan and introduces the authors’ vision of an ideal Shariah governance framework. Furthermore the chapters offer guidance in promoting effective policies for improving Shariah governance. This is one of the core challenges facing Islamic banks namely to ensure compliance with faith and provide legitimacy to the business of IBIs and as such the book will appeal to both the research and professional communities.

GBP 130.00
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Samuel Pepys and the Second Dutch War Pepys's Navy White Book and Brooke House Papers

Samuel Pepys and the Second Dutch War Pepys's Navy White Book and Brooke House Papers

The two pieces of work which make up this volume were compiled by Pepys in the 1660s. The first is Pepys’s own record of how the Navy Board functioned. It records details of meetings with fellow officers such as Sir William Penn and Sir John Mennes and how work could be hampered at times by the refusal of an officer to sign a contract or bill as he had not been present at the original discussions. The Navy White Book gives the discussions which took place over a variety of matters such as contracts with Sir William Warren a timber merchant; costs and quality of masts and canvas. The Brooke House Papers deal with the inquiry set up by the House of Commons into the conduct of the Second Dutch War following the humiliation of the Dutch invasion of 1667 and the inefficiency of the Navy Board. The Brooke House Papers further show Pepys defending the Navy Board’s professionalism and integrity and also that naval administration during the Second Dutch War was efficient. The Papers also show Charles II ‘s role in protecting the Navy Board by making his dissatisfaction with the inquiry known through his disrespectful language and interruptions as well as his support for Pepys whom he makes the Board’s spokesman. | Samuel Pepys and the Second Dutch War Pepys's Navy White Book and Brooke House Papers

GBP 46.99
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The Practice of Corporate Governance

The Practice of Corporate Governance

All corporate entities from the largest multinational conglomerate to the smallest tennis club need effective governance. Some features of corporate governance are basic common to all corporate entities: every governing body needs to think strategically and set policies to supervise ongoing management activities to ensure the entity is financially viable and is achieving its objectives. Every corporate entity has a governing body whether it is called a board of directors a committee a council or anything else. Many people when appointed to the governing body of an organisation have little idea of what to expect and what is expected of them. Even those with board-level experience find that the culture and leadership style of other governing bodies differ. The aim of this book is to help them understand and improve their contribution to the organisation and governing body they serve. The book is a simple guide to the work of every board member. Each chapter concludes with a worksheet which enables readers to apply the ideas in that chapter to their own organisation. On completing the book readers will have a detailed analysis of the governance of their own organisation. Effective governance improves performance and ensures long-term success. This book offers a straightforward guide to the fundamental work of governing bodies and the people who serve on them. | The Practice of Corporate Governance

GBP 29.99
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Eco-Art Therapy in Practice

Eco-Art Therapy in Practice

Eco-Art Therapy in Practice is uplifting optimistic and empowering while outlining cost-effective time efficient and research-based steps on how to use nature in session to enhance client engagement and outcomes. Dr. Pike employs her background and credentials as a certified educational leader and board-certified art therapist to walk readers through establishing ecologically-based practices— such as growing art materials using hydroponics regardless of facility constraints. Each chapter is aligned with the continuing education requirements for art therapy board certification renewal to make its relevance clear and to orient the book for future training program integration. Appendices feature clinical directives in easy-to-follow one-page protocols which encourage readers to consider client needs when applying methods along with intake forms to bolster real-world application. This text will help clinicians and educators to employ eco-art therapy in practice in turn empowering their clients and conveying an inclusive message of respect— respect for self others community and the world.

GBP 32.99
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Who Will Take Our Children? The Story of the Evacuation in Britain 1939–1945

Who Will Take Our Children? The Story of the Evacuation in Britain 1939–1945

This book first published in 1985 is a scholarly examination of the of the British wartime evacuation of 4 million people mostly children from the cities to the countryside – and how it affected social life during the war years. It uses hitherto unpublished material from the collections of the Children’s Overseas Reception Board and the Mass Observation Archive. | Who Will Take Our Children? The Story of the Evacuation in Britain 1939–1945

GBP 27.99
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A Director's Guide to Governance in the Boardroom Across the Private Public and Voluntary Sectors

A Director's Guide to Governance in the Boardroom Across the Private Public and Voluntary Sectors

This book is a practical guide for executive and non-executive directors and aspiring directors to lead govern and steer UK-based organisations to long-term sustainable success. In today’s turbulent environment corporate governance is increasingly scrutinised and this book will consider how directors can ‘bring the future forward’ with respect to responsible and ethical governance and leadership against the challenging political environmental and economic backdrop. While other books discuss UK corporate governance this one uniquely demonstrates how the work of directors can build an organisation’s antifragility and offers a view of stewardship approaches to every sector and type of UK organisation from large premium listed companies to start-ups the public sector not-for-profits partnerships and family-owned and private-equity-backed organisations. Aspiring and experienced directors will each benefit from this book as well as those who provide board evaluation services professional advisers auditors and those who provide training and other support for board members. | A Director's Guide to Governance in the Boardroom Across the Private Public and Voluntary Sectors

GBP 31.99
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The Ministry of Health (Routledge Revivals)

The Ministry of Health (Routledge Revivals)

First published in 1925 this book explores public health and its administration. It looks at both local and central health administration and surveys the various departments including The Board of Education and The Home Office. The book discusses motives principles and results of reform in the sector and gives a history of public health services. Other chapters include those on public health as a career poor law and public health administration and health insurance. | The Ministry of Health (Routledge Revivals)

GBP 34.99
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Shareholder Activism and the Law The Future of US Corporate Governance

Shareholder Activism and the Law The Future of US Corporate Governance

This book provides a complete framework for contemporary shareholder activism and its implications for US corporate governance which is based on director primacy theory. Under director primacy theory shareholders do not wish to be involved in the management of the company; in the rare event that they wish to be involved it is considered a transfer of power from the board of directors to shareholders which in turn reduces the efficiency of centralised decision-making in public companies. However this book demonstrates that shareholders do not use their power to transfer corporate control from the board to themselves and that some form of shareholder activism is even collaborative which is a new paradigm for US corporate governance. This book shows that while monitoring remains a key contribution of shareholders they also bring new informational inputs to corporate decision-making that could not be obtained under the traditional board model. Accordingly contemporary shareholder activism enhances the board’s decision-making and monitoring capacity without undermining the economic value of the board's authority. Therefore this book argues that the complete approach of contemporary shareholder activism should be accommodated into US corporate governance. In doing so this book considers not only legal and regulatory developments in the wake of the 2007–2008 financial crisis but also the governance developments through by-law amendments. Furthermore the author makes several recommendations to soften the current director primacy model: establishing a level playing field for private ordering adopting the proxy access default regime the majority voting rule the universal proxy rules and enhancing the disclosure requirements of shareholders. The book will be of interest to academics and students of corporate governance both in the US and internationally. | Shareholder Activism and the Law The Future of US Corporate Governance

GBP 39.99
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