The corporate citizen: Governance for all entities - Mervyn King

Interest in good governance has grown tremendously in the past decade. Corporate scandals, environmental concerns and globalisation have all played their part in raising shareholder and public awareness of how companies should be governed.

Mervyn King provides a clear definition and framework of corporate governance, as well as chapters on the duties of the chairman and directors and their relationship with the company, the five ‘corporate sins’, risk and governance, a code of conduct, and self-evaluation.

This book is essential reading for directors, managers, all stakeholders including shareholders, business and corporate law students.

The principles set forth are equally applicable to non-business entities such as school governing bodies, state owned enterprises, non-governmental organisations and government departments.