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The Board of Directors Ettore Croci

The Board of Directors By Ettore Croci

The Board of Directors by Ettore Croci


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Summary

This book documents the pros and cons associated with the various attributes of the board and the directors as found in the current literature and provides sections geared specifically to practitioners in this space, as well, allowing for a better and more comprehensive description of this important corporate governance mechanism.

The Board of Directors Summary

The Board of Directors: Corporate Governance and the Effect on Firm Value by Ettore Croci

Boards of directors are a central feature of any corporate governance regime. The role of directors and how they affect firm value and policies is examined in depth in academic literature. However, it is easy to get both lost and overwhelmed when searching through the literature review that investigates several characteristics, often one at the time. This book provides a careful and concise look at corporate finance literature, specifically with regard to the board of directors, summarizing the main findings and reconciling them. This book documents the pros and cons associated with the various attributes of the board and the directors as found in the current literature and provides sections geared specifically to practitioners in this space, as well, allowing for a better and more comprehensive description of this important corporate governance mechanism. The resulting book aims to facilitate the interpretation of changes in corporate governance through the lens of the recent academic literature.

About Ettore Croci

Ettore Croci is Associate Professor at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy. He received his PhD from the Universita della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Switzerland. His research focuses on empirical corporate finance and corporate governance.


Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Board of Directors.- Chapter 2. Board, Firm Value, and Corporate Policies.- Chapter 3. The Characteristics of the Directors.- Chapter 4. Conclusions.

Additional information

NPB9783319966151
9783319966151
3319966154
The Board of Directors: Corporate Governance and the Effect on Firm Value by Ettore Croci
New
Hardback
Birkhauser Verlag AG
2018-12-13
158
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