Exploring the reasons behind corporate misbehaviour, this book answers the question of whether reforms are sufficient to prevent scandals from occurring. This book sheds light on questions regarding the feasibility of independence and impartiality of boards of directors and external auditors as monitors and gatekeepers in corporate governance. Series: Routledge Studies in Corporate Governance. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 9 black & white tables, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KJB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635. . 2008. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Behaviour and Rationality in Corporate Governance: 2 (Routledge Studies in Corporate Governance)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2008
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415437520
ISBN 13: 9780415437523
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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Corporate scandals due to bad accounting happen far too frequently for a system of corporate governance to be deemed effective. This book tells why the safeguards designed to prevent bad accounting so often fail. By studying why the auditors and members of a board of directors regularly fail to deliver the truth about a company’s financial state of affairs, this provocative book explores a serious problem in the system of reporting financial information.

This book is unique in that it draws together various strands of the literature on corporate governance, accounting, law, cognitive research, psychology, behavioural economics and conventional economics to shed light on questions regarding the feasibility of independence and impartiality of boards of directors and external auditors as monitors and gatekeepers in corporate governance. The book is essential reading for professional accountants and auditors, directors, regulators, law makers, corporate lawyers, and investment bankers. It will appeal to all those interested in behavioural economics and corporate governance.

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Oliver Marnet is a Lecturer at the University of Exeter Business School.

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