The Practitioner's Guide to Governance as Leadership : Building High-Performing Nonprofit Boards. by Trower, Cathy A.

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Dell board may delay shareholder buyout vote

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Icahn : our Dell offer superior mathematically

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The small worlds of corporate governance

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Transformational Governance : how boards achieve extraordinary change by Gazley, Beth, 1961-

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Improving health care management at the top : how balanced boardrooms can lead to organizational success by Roberts, Sharon, Frankl, Milan

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Corporate governance in a globalising world : convergence or divergence? ; A European perspective by Berghe, L. van den (Lutgart), 1951-

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Difference Makers : a Leader's Guide to Championing Diversity on Boards by Howe, Nicky

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Corporate governance and managerial reform in Japan

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Constructive Engagement : Directors and Investors in Action. by Beale, Nicholas

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The activist director : lessons from the boardroom and the future of the corporation by Millstein, Ira M.

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The development and challenges of Russian corporate governance. I, The roles and functions of board of directors by Kim, Oksana

Table of Contents: “…Nationality diversity on the board of directors of Russian firms -- 6. Gender diversity on the board of directors of Russian public companies -- 7. …”
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Creative mentorship and career building strategies : how to build your virtual personal board of directors / by Greene, Mary Pender

Table of Contents: “…Creative mentorship : career building strategies -- Abstract -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Overview -- How to use this book -- Mentorship yesterday, today, and tomorrow -- The basics of the new mentoring model -- Introducing the virtual personal board of directors -- The board in focus -- Goal setting for your personal board -- Building your virtual board -- Leveraging your personal board -- Maintaining your virtual board -- Building a net that works -- Serving on a personal board -- Glossary of terms -- Further reading -- References.…”
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The David Rubenstein Show. Mellody Hobson

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A review of the colonial slave registration acts : in a report of a committee of the Board of Directors of the African Institution /

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Systems-Centered Theory and Practice : the Contribution of Yvonne Agazarian

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Controlling group prejudice

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The house that sugarcane built : the Louisiana Burguiéres by Onebane, Donna McGee, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Burguières Company Boards of Directors, 1901-2012 --…”
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Hamilton and the law : reading today's most contentious legal issues through the hit musical

Table of Contents: “…Alexander Hamilton's Legacy : The American Board of Directors /…”
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Navigating the human side of boardroom interactions : improving relationships at the top by Sieber, Thomas

Table of Contents: “…Part I. The board of directors -- The picture from the past -- A team with needs -- The role of the chair -- Part II. …”
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Corporate governance : promises kept, promises broken by Macey, Jonathan R.

Table of Contents: “…Corporate governance as promise -- The goals of corporate governance : the dominant role of equity -- Corporate law and corporate governance -- Institutions and mechanisms of corporate governance : a taxonomy -- Boards of directors -- Case studies on boards of directors in corporate governance -- Dissident directors -- Formal external institutions of corporate governance : the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the stock exchanges, and the credit-rating agencies -- The market for corporate control -- Initial public offerings and private placements -- Governance by litigation : derivative lawsuits -- Accounting, accounting rules, and the accounting industry -- Quirky governance : insider trading, short selling and whistle-blowing -- Shareholder voting -- The role of banks and other lenders in corporate governance -- Hedge funds and private equity.…”
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Corporate governance : promises kept, promises broken by Macey, Jonathan R.

Table of Contents: “…Corporate governance as promise -- The goals of corporate governance : the dominant role of equity -- Corporate law and corporate governance -- Institutions and mechanisms of corporate governance : a taxonomy -- Boards of directors -- Case studies on boards of directors in corporate governance -- Dissident directors -- Formal external institutions of corporate governance : the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the stock exchanges, and the credit-rating agencies -- The market for corporate control -- Initial public offerings and private placements -- Governance by litigation : derivative lawsuits -- Accounting, accounting rules, and the accounting industry -- Quirky governance : insider trading, short selling and whistle-blowing -- Shareholder voting -- The role of banks and other lenders in corporate governance -- Hedge funds and private equity.…”
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Regulating the closed corporation by Bachmann, Gregor, 1966-, Eidenmüller, Horst, Engert, Andreas, 1972-, Fleischer, Holger, Schön, Wolfgang, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction and objectives -- Analytical framework -- Shareholder conflicts in closed corporations -- The board of directors -- Creditor protection in the closed corporation -- Formation, management and transfer of shares -- Regulatory features of a European closed corporation.…”
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Cybersecurity and Decision Makers Data Security and Digital Trust. by De éminville, Marie

Table of Contents: “…The annual report -- 2.3. The board of directors -- 2.3.1. The facts -- 2.3.2. The four missions of the board of directors -- 2.3.3. …”
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Startup CEO : a field guide to scaling up your business by Blumberg, Matt

Table of Contents: “…Building and leading a board of directors -- pt. 5. Managing yourself so you can manage others.…”
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Educating the sons of sugar : Jefferson College and the Creole planter class of South Louisiana by Platt, R. Eric, 1981-

Table of Contents: “…Appendix D: Property Deed: Valcour Aime to the Jefferson College Board of DirectorsAppendix E: Acts of Transfer: The Jefferson College Board of Directors and Valcour Aime to the Society of Mary; Appendix F: An Act to Incorporate the Society of "The Fathers of the Society of Mary"; Appendix G: Sale of St. …”
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Airline Governance : The Right Direction by Hughes, Victor

Table of Contents: “…Review of individual directors -- Review of the Board of Directors -- Education for directors -- Board meeting -- 4 Strategy -- What is involved? …”
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Science and culture for members only : the Amsterdam Zoo Artis in the nineteenth century by Mehos, Donna C.

Table of Contents: “…Nation and nature in middle-class culture -- Structuring a new generation's scientific society -- Private science and the public interest -- Internationalizing nationalist science -- Science joins cultural life -- Science, colonial expansion, and national identity -- Members of the Artis Board of Directors, 1838-1870.…”
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Future Drive : Electric Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation. by Sperling, Daniel

Table of Contents: “…; ""Accelerating Regulatory Reform""; ""Technology Policy for Sustainable Transportation""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""Island Press Board of Directors""…”
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Absolute essentials of business ethics by Stanwick, Peter Allen

Table of Contents: “…Ethics and corporate governance -- Satyam: When lack of corporate governance fails all stakeholders -- Board of directors -- Types of board of directors -- Passive board -- Certifying board -- Engaged board -- Intervening board -- Operating board -- Possible conflicts of interest related to the board of directors -- CEO duality -- Nomination of board members -- Inside versus outside board members -- Interlocking directorates -- Enron's board of directors: The gold standard of unethical behavior -- Ethics and CEO compensation -- CEO compensation from an ethical philosophical framework…”
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Stop North Korea! : a radical new approach to the North Korean standoff by Iverson, Shepherd, 1956-

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Hedge fund governance : evaluating oversight, independence, and conflicts by Scharfman, Jason A., 1978-

Table of Contents: “…-- Distinguishing between governance and due diligence -- Is governance controlled by the hedge fund board of directors?…”
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A blueprint for corporate governance : strategy, accountability, and the preservation of shareholder value by Kaen, Fred R.

Table of Contents: “…-- Valuation -- Corporate governance issues in investment decisions -- Corporate governance issues and the financing decision -- Corporate governance dividend issues -- Corporate governance and managerial compensation -- The corporate control market -- The board of directors and shareholders rights -- Alternative governance systems : Germany and Japan.…”
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People cities : the life and legacy of Jan Gehl by Matan, Anne, Newman, Peter, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Going Forward ; Biography, Bibliography, Illustrations, Notes; About Island Press ; Subscribe ; IP Board of Directors.…”
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60 minutes. An unlikely inventor

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Human Ecology : How Nature and Culture Shape Our World. by Steiner, Frederick R.

Table of Contents: “…Following Nature's Lead; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Island Press Board of Directors.…”
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Human services management : organizational leadership in social work practice by Austin, David M.

Table of Contents: “…The Human Service Executive; 10. Boards of Directors and Advisory Committees; 11. Accountability; 12. …”
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Don't Be Such a Scientist, Second Edition : Talking Substance in an Age of Style. by Olson, Randy

Table of Contents: “…; Appendix; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; IP Board of Directors…”
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Understanding Chinese company law by Gu, Minkang

Table of Contents: “…Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1 -- General Introduction; 2 -- Nature of Companies; 3 -- Constitution of Companies; 4 -- Establishment of Limited Liability Companies; 5 -- Establishment of Joint Stock Companies; 6 -- Shareholders' Meeting; 7 -- Directors and Board of Directors; 8 -- Board of Supervisors; 9 -- Other Organs; 10 -- Corporate Finance; 11 -- Merger and Acquisition; 12 -- Bankruptcy Proceedings; 13 -- Future Chinese Company Law; Index.…”
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Understanding Chinese company law by Gu, Minkang

Table of Contents: “…Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1 -- General Introduction; 2 -- Nature of Companies; 3 -- Constitution of Companies; 4 -- Establishment of Limited Liability Companies; 5 -- Establishment of Joint Stock Companies; 6 -- Shareholders' Meeting; 7 -- Directors and Board of Directors; 8 -- Board of Supervisors; 9 -- Other Organs; 10 -- Corporate Finance; 11 -- Merger and Acquisition; 12 -- Bankruptcy Proceedings; 13 -- Future Chinese Company Law; Index.…”
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