Corporate Governance

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxxviii

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2. Corporate Governance in Europe

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Accounting for Citizenship: Best Practices of Corporate Governance in Portugal

      • Rute Abreu, Fatima David

      Pages 3-28

   3. Corporate Governance in Greece

      • Andreas G. Koutoupis

      Pages 29-46

   4. Corporate Governance: Polish Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis

      • Maria Aluchna

      Pages 47-68

   5. Corporate Governance in the Banking Sector of the Republic of Macedonia

      • Evica Delova-Jolevska

      Pages 69-80

   6. Corporate Governance in Italian Listed Companies

      • Giuseppe D’Onza, Giulio Greco, Silvia Ferramosca

      Pages 81-100

   7. Good Governance in Customs: The Case of the Republic of Macedonia

      • Jovanka A. Biljan

      Pages 101-115

   8. Transparency and Disclosure: Public Company Reporting and Corporate Inputs

      • Ebru Esendemirli, Arikan Tarik Saygili

      Pages 117-140

3. Corporate Governance in Africa

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141

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   2. Corporate Governance Reform in Egypt: Achievements and Challenges Ahead

      • M. Karim Sorour

      Pages 143-155

   3. Corporate Governance in Tanzania

      • Samuel E. Fulgence

      Pages 157-185

   4. Corporate Governance Breach: An Overview of the Owner-Manager Agency Problem in the Nigerian Banking Industry

      • Abubakar Sadiq Kasum, Oyebola Fatima Etudaiye-Muthar

      Pages 187-196

4. Corporate Governance in Asia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197

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   2. Governance Structure and Practice in Malaysia: Board of Directors’ Role and Responsibilities

      • Normahiran Yatim, Haslinda Yusoff

      Pages 199-228

   3. Corporate Reputation: A Definitional Landscape

      • Melisa Erdilek Karabay

      Pages 229-240

   4. Ethical Dilemmas and Decision Making in Accounting

      • Arzu Ozsozgun Caliskan, Halil Emre Akbas, Emel Esen

      Pages 241-252

   5. The Impact of Corporate Characteristics on Social Responsibility and Environmental Disclosures in Turkish Listed Companies

      • Merve Kılıç, Ali Uyar

      Pages 253-276

   6. Corporate Governance and Earnings Management: Quarterly Evidence from Turkey

      • Yasemin Zengin Karaibrahimoğlu

      Pages 277-298

   7. Current Board of Directors’ Practices in Saudi Corporate Governance: A Case for Reform

      • Faleh Salem Al Kahtani

      Pages 299-338

This book brings together a representative collection of perspectives on the way how corporate governance is being aligned with the social responsibility of an organization and the accountability of its management both in large corporations and in medium sized businesses. Examples are given from various industries and branches as well as from different countries and regions across the globe. All examples are commented and explained in detail. Written by a group of selected academic teachers this book is suitable for adoption as a resource for a case driven approach to teaching "Corporate Governance" courses at an upper undergraduate or graduate level.

• Business Ethics
• Business Policy
• Corporate Responsibility
• Management Accountability
• Responsible Governance

• London Metropolitan University London Metropolitan Business School, London, United Kingdom

  Samuel O Idowu

• İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi İşletme Bölümü, Trakya Universitesi, Edirne, Turkey

  Kiymet Tunca Çaliyurt

Dr. Samuel O. Idowu is a Senior Lecturer at London Metropolitan Business School. He is editor-in-chief of the "Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility" and co-editor of the book series "CSR, Sustainability and Governance".

Dr. Kiymet Tunca Caliyurt is a Professor at Trakya University in Edirne, Turkey. She is President of two international research networks.

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