Corporate Governance in India

Fourth Auflage
ISBN: 978-93-87472-97-6
Verlag: PHI Learning

Buch, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm

Corporate governance is a system of administration, designed to meet certain objectives in corporate houses. It aims to provide better management and transparency in corporate sectors by setting exemplary standards of ethical behaviour. The fourth edition of the book focuses on corporate governance practices, elaborating critically corporate governance prevailing in the Indian corporate sectors vis-à-vis the corporate governance in other industrialised countries. It shows the ways and means to serve the needs of the stakeholders in the best possible way. In order to ensure the relevance of this thoroughly revised edition with the new Companies Act, 2013 and Rules, 2014, and also, with the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, five new chapters have been added to the text. Besides, the new edition comprises numerous new sections as well as updated information throughout the book. UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION (USP) The book presents an amalgamation of all suggestions and recommendations of national and international committees under a common platform for adequate evaluation and setting up a standard code of conduct applicable to the Indian corporate houses.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskultur, Corporate Governance

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Foreword.
- Preface.
- Preface to the First Edition.
- List of Abbreviations.
- 1. Introduction.
- 2. Evolution of Corporate Governance in India.
- 3. Corporate Governance: The Conceptual Issues.
- 4. Board’s Corporate Policies for Good Governance.
- 5. Independent Directors.
- 6. Gender Diversity in Corporate Boards.
- 7. Corporate Governance Code The World Over: Various Committees’ Reports, A Comparative Study.
- 8. Corporate Governance in India: National Committees’ Recommendations.
- 9. Indian Companies Act, 2013 And Rules, 2014 Concerning Corporate Governance.
- 10. Role of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Concerning Corporate Governance.
- 11. Corporate Governance Practice In India: A Case Study of Selected Listed Companies for the Financial Year 2015–2016.
- 12. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability.
- 13. Suggestions and Conclusions.
- Appendices—
- 1: Self-Test of Effectiveness of a Director in the Board.
- 2: Twenty-Five Questions for Diagnosing a Board.
- 3: Sample Diagnostic Questions for Analyzing Board of Directors.
- 4: List of SEBI Regulations, Guidelines and Schemes.
- 5: Corporate Governance Systems: The USA, The UK, Germany and Japan.
- 6: Impact of International Committees’ Recommendations on National Committees’ Recommendations and Enactments in India on Corporate Governance.
- 7: Board Structure of Selected Companies in 2015–2016 Industry-wise (Listed under BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty).
- 8: Board Strength of Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors and Independent Directors of Selected Listed Companies in 2015–2016.
- 9: Women Directors in Selected Companies in 2015–2016 (Listed under BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty).
- 10: Format of Business Responsibility Report (BRR).
- Bibliography.
- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Subhash Chandra Das, PhD, MCom, FCMA, MWSOM (UK), a Management Consultant, is Former Director (Finance), Hindustan Paper Corporation (HPC) Limited. He is also a visiting faculty in many universities and B-Schools.