Corporate Governance Matters: A Closer Look at Organizational Choices and Their Consequences

Index

8-K forms, 330

2010 Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 12

A

A-shares, 51

AAAA (Associated Actors and Artists Association), 411

ABI (Association of British Insurers), 352

abnormal accruals, 339

abuses by executives, checks and balances system, 1-8

academic researchers, 448-453

accountability, board evaluations, 116

Accounting and Governance Risk (AGR) scores, 339

accounting

audit committee responsibilities, 327

equity ownership, 292-293

fraud, decentralized organizations, 337-338

models for detecting manipulations, 338-341

standards, influence on governance system, 28-31

accredited investors, 416

accrual accounting, 339

acquirers (company making offer), 362

acquisitions

antitakeover protections. See antitakeover protections ...