A primer on corporate governance / Cornelis A. de Kluyver.

• Superior document: Corporate governance collection,
• Author: De Kluyver, Cornelis A.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Language: English
• Series: 2013 digital library.; Corporate governance collection.
• Physical Description: 1 electronic text (xviii, 233 p.) :; digital file.
• Notes: Part of: 2013 digital library.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.; System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-228) and index.
• ISBN: 9781606496909 (pbk.); 9781606496916 (electronic bk.)
• ISSN: 1948-0415
• Access: Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Cornelis A. de Kluyver.

This book is a primer on corporate governance for large, publicly held companies in the United States, the system that defines the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in a corporation, such as the board, managers, shareholders, and other stakeholders, and spells out the rules and procedures for making decisions on corporate affairs. As with any complex system, corporate governance functions best when all of its constituent elements work in harmony, when each performs its assigned role, with the right incentives, properly aligned interests, and the right tools for the job. The turbulent history of corporate governance in recent years is testimony that this has not always been the case.