Corporate Finance: A Practical Approach(ISBN=9780470197684)

　　In Corporate Finance, the distinguished team of Michelle Clayman, Martin Fridson, and George Troughton—together with a number of experienced contributors—provides you with complete coverage of the most important issues in modern corporate finance. This book contains the foundational knowledge and tools needed for making smart business decisions, formulating strategies to maximize company value, and maintaining lasting growth. It covers everything from managing relationships between stakeholders to evaluating merger and acquisition bids—as well as the companies involved in them.

　　Michelle R. Clayman, CFA, is founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Investment Officer of New Amsterdam Partners LLC, an institutional money management firm in New York City. She has been published in the Financial Analysts Journal and the Journal of Investing, and is a frequent commentator for CNBC, Bloomberg, and other financial media outlets.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTER 1
　Corporate Governance
　Learning Outcomes
　1.  Introduction
　2.  Corporate Governance: Objectives and Guiding
　　  Principles
　3.  Forms of Business and Conflicts of Interest
　　  3.1.  Sole Proprietorships
　　  3.2.  Partnerships
　　  3.3.  Corporations
　4.  Specific Sources of Conflict: Agency Relationships
　　  4.1.  Manager-Shareholder Conflicts
　　  4.2.  Director-Shareholder Conflicts
　5.  Corporate Governance Evaluation
　　5.1.  The Board of Directors
　　　5.1.1.  Board Composition and Independence
　　　5.1.2.  Independent Chair of the Board
　　　5.1.3.  Qualifications of Directors
　　　5.1.4.  Annual Election of Directors
　　　5.1.5.  Annual Board Self-Assessment
　　　5.1.6.  Separate Sessions of Independent Directors
　　　5.1.7.  Audit Committee and Audit Oversight
　　　5.1.8.  Nominating Committee
　　　5.1.9.  Compensation Committee
　　　5.1.10. Board's Independent Legal and Expert Counsel
　　　5.1.11. Statement of Governance Policies
　　　5.1.12. Disclosure and Transparency
　　　5.1.13. Insider or Related-Party Transactions
　　　5.1.14. Responsiveness of Board of Directors to Shareholder Proxy Votes
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