"This book adopts an integrated approach to corporate governance that focuses on the value-increasing role of corporate governance participants, including the board of directors, management, auditors, financial advisers, legal counsel, standard-setting bodies and regulators, and investors."--BOOK JACKET. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Zabihollah Rezaee is the Thompson-Hill Chair of Excellence and Professor of Accountancy at the University of Memphis. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Acknowledgments	ix
Preface	xi
Foreword	xv
Part 1 The Rise of Corporate Governance
Chapter 1 Financial Markets, Investor Confidence, and Corporate Governance	3
Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Corporate Governance	49
Part 2 Functions of Corporate Governance
Chapter 3 Oversight Function	87
Chapter 4 Board Committees	143
Chapter 5 Managerial Function	189
Chapter 6 Compliance Function	245
Chapter 7 Internal Audit Function	288
Chapter 8 Advisory Function	311
Chapter 9 External Audit Function	329
Chapter 10 Monitoring Function	387
Part 3 Contemporary Issues in Corporate Governance
Chapter 11 Corporate Governance in Private and Not-for-Profit Organizations	419
Chapter 12 Corporate Governance and Business Ethics	439
Chapter 13 Globalization, Technology, and Corporate Governance	457
Chapter 14 Corporate Governance Emerging Issues	485
Index	542

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