After qualifying as a chartered accountant Bob Tricker served as an officer in the Royal Navy, then for eight years was financial controller of the British subsidiary of a US corporation. He studied at Harvard and Oxford universities, was a Research Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Centre for Management Studies. His research led to the first book with the title 'Corporate Governance'. He was the founder-editor of the research journal Corporate Governance: An International Review. After 18 years in Oxford, he spent 14 years as Professor of Finance at the University of Hong Kong.

An excellent and authoritative text on international corporate governance.

• Part 1: Principles 1: Corporate governance: an evolving subject 2: Corporate entities, boards, and directors 3: The scope of corporate governance 4: Legislation, regulation, and voluntary codes 5: How culture and context affect corporate governance around the world 6: Concepts, theories, and philosophies Part 2: Policies 7: The non-financial aspects of corporate governance 8: Board strategies, policies, supervision, and accountability 9: The governance of non-listed corporate entities 10: The governance of listed companies 11: Corporate risk policies 12: Corporate governance around the world Part 3: Practices 13: Governing body membership 14: The reality of the boardroom 15: Accountability and audit in corporate governance 16: Effective boards and their directors 17: Assessing boards and directors 18: Corporate governance: the future

After qualifying as a chartered accountant Bob Tricker served as an officer in the Royal Navy, then for eight years was financial controller of the British subsidiary of a US corporation. He studied at Harvard and Oxford universities, was a Research Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Centre for Management Studies. His research led to the first book with the title 'Corporate Governance'. He was the founder-editor of the research journal Corporate Governance: An International Review. After 18 years in Oxford, he spent 14 years as Professor of Finance at the University of Hong Kong.

An excellent and authoritative text on international corporate governance.

• Part 1: Principles 1: Corporate governance: an evolving subject 2: Corporate entities, boards, and directors 3: The scope of corporate governance 4: Legislation, regulation, and voluntary codes 5: How culture and context affect corporate governance around the world 6: Concepts, theories, and philosophies Part 2: Policies 7: The non-financial aspects of corporate governance 8: Board strategies, policies, supervision, and accountability 9: The governance of non-listed corporate entities 10: The governance of listed companies 11: Corporate risk policies 12: Corporate governance around the world Part 3: Practices 13: Governing body membership 14: The reality of the boardroom 15: Accountability and audit in corporate governance 16: Effective boards and their directors 17: Assessing boards and directors 18: Corporate governance: the future

After qualifying as a chartered accountant Bob Tricker served as an officer in the Royal Navy, then for eight years was financial controller of the British subsidiary of a US corporation. He studied at Harvard and Oxford universities, was a Research Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Centre for Management Studies. His research led to the first book with the title 'Corporate Governance'. He was the founder-editor of the research journal Corporate Governance: An International Review. After 18 years in Oxford, he spent 14 years as Professor of Finance at the University of Hong Kong.

An excellent and authoritative text on international corporate governance.

• Part 1: Principles 1: Corporate governance: an evolving subject 2: Corporate entities, boards, and directors 3: The scope of corporate governance 4: Legislation, regulation, and voluntary codes 5: How culture and context affect corporate governance around the world 6: Concepts, theories, and philosophies Part 2: Policies 7: The non-financial aspects of corporate governance 8: Board strategies, policies, supervision, and accountability 9: The governance of non-listed corporate entities 10: The governance of listed companies 11: Corporate risk policies 12: Corporate governance around the world Part 3: Practices 13: Governing body membership 14: The reality of the boardroom 15: Accountability and audit in corporate governance 16: Effective boards and their directors 17: Assessing boards and directors 18: Corporate governance: the future