Board Directors and Corporate Social Responsibility

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Theories, Facts and Analysis....Pages 3-21
How Successful are Women in Breaking the Glass Ceiling? Evidence from the US Market....Pages 22-38
Governance by Boards and Audit Committees....Pages 39-59
Enhancing the Board’s Monitoring Performance in SMEs....Pages 60-81
Corporate Governance: How Non-Profit Boards Influence Organizational Decisions....Pages 82-100
Supervisory Boards in Developing Economies: The Polish Experience....Pages 101-121
Corporate Governance Disclosures in Romania....Pages 122-141
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Meta-regulation Approach to Raise Social Responsibility of Corporate Governance in a Weak Economy....Pages 145-166
Corporate Social Responsibility and Firms’ Ability to Collude....Pages 167-178
Corporate Social Responsibility Rating Information: Relevance and Impacts on Financial Markets....Pages 179-201
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Board’s Role in Switzerland....Pages 202-214
The Diffusion of Corporate Governance Standards in an Emerging Market: Evidence from Istanbul Stock Exchange....Pages 215-232
Corporate Socially Responsible Practice by Banks in Singapore....Pages 233-254
When CSR Drives New Corporate Governance: Does the Latest French Law Reform (the ‘Grenelle 2 Law’) Confirm the End of ‘Business as Usual’?....Pages 255-271
Back Matter....Pages 273-274