In The Emperor's Nightingale, Robert Monks, the world's foremosst shareholder activist, weaves together parables, case studies, and insights from complexity thinking to reveal the true character of the corporation, as it struggles to reconcile the opposing forces of certainty and uncertainty, the predictable and the serendipitous, and short-term profit versus long-term economic value rooted in the social good.

The Emperor's Nightingale: Restoring The Integrity Of The Corporation In The Age Of Shareholder Activism

Business & Money

Monks, Robert A.G.

Management & Leadership

Basic Books

Shareholder control over large corporations is worryingly weak and the unrestrained hunt for profits is taking a toll on the environment and society. In Corpocracy, corporate lawyer, venture capitalist, and shareholder activist Robert Monks reveals how corporations abuse their power and what we the people must do to rein them in. In a clear and careful analysis, Monks outlines a plan for reconciling the competing interests of corporations and society through thoughtful shareholder activism.

Corpocracy: How CEOs and the Business Roundtable Hijacked the World's Greatest Wealth Machine -- And How to Get It Back

Business Culture

wiley

In the wake of the recent global financial collapse the timely new edition of this successful text provides students and business professionals with a welcome update of the key issues facing managers, boards of directors, investors, and shareholders. 
In addition to its authoritative overview of the history, the myth and the reality of corporate governance, this new edition has been updated to include: <ul>
<li>analysis of the financial crisis;</li> <li>the reasons for the global scale of the recession</li> <li>the failure of international risk management</li> <li>An overview of corporate governance guidelines and codes of practice;</li> <li>new cases.</li> </ul>
Once again in the new edition of their textbook, Robert A. G. Monks and Nell Minow show clearly the role of corporate governance in making sure the right questions are asked and the necessary checks and balances in place to protect the long-term, sustainable value of the enterprise. Features 18 case studies of institutions and corporations in crisis, and analyses the reasons for their fall (Cases include Lehman Brothers, General Motors, American Express, Time Warner, IBM and Premier Oil.)

Corporate Governance

Minow, Nell

In The Emperor's Nightingale, Robert Monks, the world's foremosst shareholder activist, weaves together parables, case studies, and insights from complexity thinking to reveal the true character of the corporation, as it struggles to reconcile the opposing forces of certainty and uncertainty, the predictable and the serendipitous, and short-term profit versus long-term economic value rooted in the social good.

The fate of corporations, the decisions they make or fail to make, is inextricably tied to the financial well-being of millions of shareholders - and these people are not just professional investors but also retired school teachers, policeman and factory workers. Yet, corporations are not meaningfully accountable to them. The business news is a chronicle of a mighty few effecting the fortunes and lives of a powerless many. This book discusses the realities of power and accountability and capitalist responsibilities for those that wield power.

Power and Accountability

Harpercollins

REEL AND ROUT is a timely novel that exposes the backroom and boardroom shenanigans that plague corporations and that have led to a daily dose of headlines and scandals. From Enron to Global Crossing to ImClone we are inundated with the suspicion that all is not right with the business world. Filled with colorful New York lawyers, inept trustees, avaricious bankers, and even a few devoted public servants who care about more than the latest sex scandal, REEL AND ROUT is a tale of greed gone wild but in a world where some try to accomplish good. The protagonist, Cedric "Drive" Rhodes, is the aging South African CEO of the world’s most powerful media company and he is anxious to do one last deal. Over the years he has taken his experience in the family newspaper business, a stint in Hollywood, and in television to sculpt a global powerhouse that is both feared and admired. Drive believes he is the smartest CEO who ever lived and this deal will prove it. He will do the impossible. He will acquire, in a hostile takeover, a beloved corporate icon, THE AMERICAN OBSERVER, at one time the most widely read and translated magazine in the world. But THE AMERICAN OBSERVER has fallen on bad times. Circulation is down, revenues are diminished, and the stock price has plummeted. With a cadre of colorful characters, Drive Rhodes goes to work on the most challenging of transactions – a foreigner taking over an American institution. Robert Monks has spent his career in public service and business advocating for responsible behavior from all parties involved in the global corporation – executives, board members, and shareholders large and small. This lifetime of experience has been brilliantly translated into a novel that is insightful and persuasive.

Reel and Rout

Literature & Fiction

United States

Brook st Pr

"In the wake of the recent global financial collapse the timely new edition of this successful text provides students and business professionals with a welcome update of the key issues facing managers, boards of directors, investors, and shareholders. In addition to its authoritative overview of the history, the myth and the reality of corporate governance, this new edition has been updated to include: analysis of the financial crisis; the reasons for the global scale of the recession; the failure of international risk management; an overview of corporate governance guidelines and codes of practice; new cases. Once again in the new edition of their textbook, Robert A. G. Monks and Nell Minow show clearly the role of corporate governance in making sure the right questions are asked and the necessary checks and balances in place to protect the long-term, sustainable value of the enterprise. Features 18 case studies of institutions and corporations in crisis, and analyses the reasons for their fall (Cases include Lehman Brothers, General Motors, American Express, Time Warner, IBM and Premier Oil)"--

Economics

Blackwell Pub.

The new edition of this successful text offers an indispensable guide to the key concepts of corporate governance every student and business professional should know. It includes more exercises and student questions, penetrating analysis of the latest examples of corporate failure and controversy, and the lively "cases in point" which have characterized previous editions. 
<ul> <li>Features 16 case studies of corporations in crisis, including General Motors, American Express, Time Warner, IBM, and Premier Oil 
</li> <li>Contains an invaluable web link to The Corporate Library, the leading independent research firm dedicated to corporate governance 
</li> <li>Includes an Appendix with an overview of CG Guidelines and Codes of Best Practice in Emerging Markets</li> </ul>

Biography & History

This is the first comprehensive textbook to focus on corporate governance - the most important development in business over the last decade. The abuses and excesses of the takeover era and the exponential growth of the institutional investor have transformed the roles of the shareholders, managers, and the directors of publicly held companies. Including selected outside materials and extensive case studies on companies such as American Express, General Motors and Time Warner, this text illuminates and explains the complexities of corporate governance. An indispensable resource for undergraduate and MBA students of business, law and public policy.

No aspect of business or finance has changed more dramatically over the past decade than corporate governance. Until recently it has been unthinkable for a shareholder resolution to be sponsored by an institutional investor, or for a resolution sponsored by an individual investor to get more than 3 per cent of the vote. Suddenly institutional investors are submitting dozens of shareholder resolutions, all with substantial support. Astonishingly, shareholders have been reponsible for the departures of CEOs from the giants of Corporate America - General Motors, weestinghouse, IBM and Kodak.

Watching the Watchers: Corporate Goverance for the 21st Century

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The Emperor's Nightingale: Restoring The Integrity Of The Corporation In The Age Of Shareholder Activism

Corpocracy: How CEOs and the Business Roundtable Hijacked the World's Greatest Wealth Machine -- And How to Get It Back

Corporate Governance

The Emperor's Nightingale: Restoring The Integrity Of The Corporation In The Age Of Shareholder Activism

Power and Accountability

Reel and Rout

Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance

Watching the Watchers: Corporate Goverance for the 21st Century