A Blueprint for Corporate Governance

INDEX

A

abnormal stock price returns, 96–99

absolute performance standards, 126–127

accounting

auditing versus consulting fees, 54, 55

creative accounting practices, 51–53, 134–136

financial reporting rules, 53–54

generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), 197–198

in short-term compensation plans, 125–126

accounting model, 18–19

agency costs, 98–99

Agribrands International, 167–168

Airbus, 86

Altera Corporation, 47

antitakeover devices, 183–185

antitrust legislation, 7

AOL-Time Warner, 160

ArrowPoint Communications Inc., 46

Arthur Andersen, 52

Arvin Industries, 108

Associates First Capital Corporation, 163

AT&T, 160

auditing fees, 54, 55

Australia, investor protection laws and, 111–112

Aventis, 197

B

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, 199

banks ...