Corporate Governance: Principles, Policies, and Practices

by Bob Tricker

Written by the 'father of corporate governance', this text is an authoritative guide to the frameworks of power that govern organizations. The third edition covers key developments since the financial crisis, including aggressive tax avoidance, executive pay, and whistle-blowing.

The book is divided into three clear parts that firstly outline the models and principles of governance, before analyzing corporate policy, codes, and practice. International case studies provide real-world examples and a chapter dedicated to global corporate governance illustrates regulation in such diverse regions as Brazil, Russia, the Middle East, and North Africa. This comparative perspective ensures students are able to evaluate the importance of culture in various attitudes to governance. In addition, self-test questions, with solutions provided at the end of the text, enable the reader to directly test their knowledge and assess their progress throughout.

This complete approach ensures students have a fundamental understanding of all aspects of corporate governance and its essential role in real-world business practice.

The textbook is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre, which includes:

For students

- Use the author blog to gain insight into current events in the world of business, economics and finance. The blog is updated by OUP authors and subject experts Bob Tricker and Christine Mallin.

- Take your learning further with relevant web links to reliable online content related to each chapter.

- Get the most from the case studies in the book by using our additional case study resources to support your online research.

For registered lecturers

- Additional case studies of varying lengths can be used in class to generate discussion and debate.

- Teaching notes support both the case studies and the projects from the book.

- PowerPoint slides can be used as a basis for lecture presentations or as hand-outs in class.

- Suggested group exercises enable students to put their teamwork skills into practice.

Genres: Business

544 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2009

Reviews

[Michael Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

Prescribed text for an MBA subject. The content was new to me so I found the book largely helpful. The many case studies were mostly helpful and interesting. During assignment research time I found some of the foundational definitions a little shallow. For example, they would describe X as Y, when really there are 2-3 different popular opinions on how to define X. Overall it probably helped to keep it a more friendly read though.

[Anton M · Rating 2 out of 5]

The content of the book might be good and also without doubt of a high importance for all variety of stakeholder but preliminary to the future directors and chairman's. However, to find anything of value without constant repetition is not an easy task.
While reading for instance, chapter 4 you will come across multiple repetition and why the book will be focusing for the x' time on the business definition which is than carefully written one more time.
Same with the next chapters where the repetition of previous chapters is is being rolled like a snowball through the next chapters until you have a nice big snowball.
Constant repetition makes it a buzz and a pain to read, without the repetition the book could have been two third of what it is.
PS. just an angry student
The author should join the forces with George R. R. Martin and create a new saga on the corporate governance.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Corporate Governance: Principles, Policies and Practices provides readers with an understanding of the major aspects of corporate governance as well as the nature, functions and realities of boards of directors. The author, Robert Tricker is the man who coined the phrase “corporate governance” in the early 1980s, so his credentials as an expert on the topic are undeniable. The book is a must have for governance practitioners and students alike.

[Nasema Akter lisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

good

[Ipriytam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to read it for My Studies I awesome

[Ignatius Mafura]

Its well informin