Corporate Performance: The Key to Public TrustProvides an evaluation of public and business policy issues facing corporate management today. Part I deals with the comprehensive nature of corporate performance and corporate issues. Part II defines and examines the causes and importance of 12 corporate performance issues. Part III focuses on the corporate governance issues of chartering, stockholder rights and boards of directors. Part IV addresses the corporate executive and the public policy environment. Part V reports the findings and conclusions of the study, delineating the role of the large corporation and challenging management to effectively deal with the corporate performance issues. |
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Corporate Power and Accountability | 7 |
The Corporate Performance Issues | 15 |
Financial Reporting and Control | 43 |
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