Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-324) and index.

Corporate governance and corporate strategy -- Corporate governance : the voluntary and the legal frameworks -- The board of directors and corporate governance -- The standing committees of the board of directors and corporate governance -- Internal control and corporate governance -- Risk management in corporate governance -- International financial reporting and corporate governance -- Financial auditing and corporate governance -- Credit-rating activities and corporate governance -- Financial markets and corporate governance -- Corporate governance in less developed economies -- Corporate governance requirement of trust -- Corporate governance : the road ahead.