01718cam a2200229 a 45000010008000000030006000080050017000140080041000310100016000720200018000880350016001060400028001220410008001500500023001581000034001812450103002152600081003183000047003995040066004465200936005126500040014481683271CaAEU20250321173823.0950323s1994    enka     b    001 0 eng u  a   93030539  a9780198289876  aocm28710857  aDLCbengcDLCdDLCdAEU  aeng00aHD2741b.C457 1994  aCharkham, Jonathan P.eauthor10aKeeping good companyb: a study of corporate governance in five countriesc/ Jonathan P. Charkham.  aOxford :bClarendon Press ;aNew York, NY :bOxford University Press,c1994.  axvii, 389 pages :billustrations ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [374]-379) and index.  aCorporate governance, the role played by the board of directors, has changed dramatically in recent years, as boards become more assertive in their watchdog function. In Keeping Good Company, Jonathan Charkham--whom The Financial Times of London recently dubbed "Mr. Corporate Governance"--provides an insightful comparative study of corporate governance in five major industrial powers: Japan, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Charkham points out that the best systems seem to be collegial in style, and that contrary to the saying that the best committees are committees of one, group management is actually the most efficient way of running a large and complex operation. This book brilliantly demonstrates that a sound framework for the exercise of corporate power is an economic necessity. It will be essential reading for all top executives, especially those working for multinational corporations. 0aCorporate governance vCase studies