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Infectious Greed: Restoring Confidence in Americas Companies
Infectious Greed: Restoring Confidence in Americas Companies
ISBN: 0131406442
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 118
Authors:
John R. Nofsinger
,
Kenneth A. Kim
BUY ON AMAZON
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Table of content
Copyright
Praise for Infectious Greed
FINANCIAL TIMES Prentice Hall
Financial Times Prentice Hall Books
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Importance of Investor Confidence
Asleep at the Wheel
Investor Attitude
Investor Confidence and the Stock Market
Long-Term Economic Effects
Our Approach
Endnotes
Chapter 2. The Structure of Corporations
Business Forms
People in Business
Separation of Ownership and Control
Can Investors Influence Managers?
Are Investors Helpless?
A System of Problems
International Monitoring
Summary
Endnotes
Part 1: The Failure of Executives
Chapter 3. Executive Compensation and Incentives
Types of Executive Compensation
CEO Pay Around the World
Hidden Compensation
Summary
Endnotes
Chapter 4. Executive Behavior
Options and Fraud
Timing of Sales
Company LoansA Potential Abuse
Grand Theft
Why Do Some Executives Misbehave?
Summary
Endnotes
Part 2: The Failure of Monitoring Systems
Chapter 5. Accountants and Auditors
Accounting Functions
Auditing
The Changing Role of Accounting
From Management to Fraud
Fraud, Plain and Simple
Consultants
When the Auditor is also a Consultant
Fear of All Sums
An International Perspective
Summary
Endnotes
Chapter 6. The Board of Directors
Current Board Regulations
More Attention on Directors
Who Are Directors?
The Board s Functions
Problems with Boards
Is Enron s Board Partially to Blame?
Summary
Endnotes
Chapter 7. Investment Banks
Some Historical Perspective
Investment Banking Activities
IPO Problems
IPOs and Fraud
Structured Deals
Summary
Endnotes
Chapter 8. Analysts
The Traditional Role of the Analyst
Can Analysts Predict?
Analyst Compensation
Potential Conflicts of Interest
Summary
Endnotes
Chapter 9. More Failed Monitors: Credit Rating Agencies and Lawyers
Credit Rating Agencies
Attorneys
Endnotes
Part 3: Shortcomings in Enforcement and Investor Activism
Chapter 10. The Securities and Exchange Commission
The Securities Acts
Organizational Structure of the SEC
Assessment of the Acts and the SEC
SEC Problem Areas
Arthur Levitt s I Told You So
The Man in the Middle: Harvey Pitt
Summary
Endnotes
Chapter 11. Investor Activism
What Is Shareholder Activism?
Does Institutional Shareholder Activism Pay Off?
Potential Roadblocks to Effective Shareholder Activism
The Future Role of Shareholder Activists
Summary
Endnotes
Part 4: Restoring Confidence
Chapter 12. New Rules, Regulations, and Policies
A Review of the Corporate Problems
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Other Proposals for Change
More Change
Endnotes
Chapter 13. Create Good Incentives for Long-Term Solutions
The Power of Incentives
Our Recommendations
Summary
Endnotes
Chapter 14. Regaining Investor Confidence
Protecting Investors (Not)
Investor Confidence
Failing to Regain Confidence
Regaining the Confidence
Summary
Endnotes
Infectious Greed: Restoring Confidence in Americas Companies
ISBN: 0131406442
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 118
Authors:
John R. Nofsinger
,
Kenneth A. Kim
BUY ON AMAZON
Absolute Beginner[ap]s Guide to Project Management
Project Plan Checklist
Powerful Techniques for Minimizing Project Changes
"Managing Project Deliverables" Means What Exactly?
Identify, Protect, and Track: The Principles of Managing Work Products
Ten Key Principles
High-Speed Signal Propagation[c] Advanced Black Magic
Skin-Effect Region
Discrete Time Mapping
Pcb Configurations
Generic Building-Cabling Standards
Clock Distribution
Identifying and Managing Project Risk: Essential Tools for Failure-Proofing Your Project
Managing Activity Risks
Quantifying and Analyzing Project Risk
Monitoring and Controlling Risky Projects
Closing Projects
Appendix A Selected Detail From the PERIL Database
Adobe After Effects 7.0 Studio Techniques
Study a Shot like an Effects Artist
Motion Blur
The Essentials
Conclusion
Firearms
The New Solution Selling: The Revolutionary Sales Process That Is Changing the Way People Sell [NEW SOLUTION SELLING 2/E]
Chapter Four Precall Planning and Research
Chapter Six Defining Pain or Critical Business Issue
Chapter Eleven Gaining Access to People with Power
Chapter Twelve Controlling the Buying Process
Appendix A Value Justification Example
Telecommunications Essentials, Second Edition: The Complete Global Source (2nd Edition)
Microwave
The PSTN
HANs
Wireless Communications Regulations Issues
1G: Analog Transmission
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