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Reel and Rout: A Novel - Brook Street
Press
"A novel of corporate intrigue by the world's foremost shareholder advocate." "Reel and Rout is a timely novel that exposes the backroom and boardroom shenanigans that plague corporations and that have led to a daily dose of headlines and scandals. From Enron to Global Crossing to ImClone we are inundated with the suspicion that all is not right with the business world. Filled with colorful New York lawyers, inept trustees, avaricious bankers, and even a few devoted public servants who care about more than the latest sex scandal, Reel and Rout is a tale of greed gone wild but in a world where some try to accomplish good." Purchase from Barnes & Noble |
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The New Global Investors - Capstone Publishing Limited Released May 2001, The New Global Investors explains that pension funds have a fiduciary responsibility to provide retirement security for plan participants, and plan trustees are legally responsible to invest in their beneficiaries' best interest. Plan sponsors therefore have a duty to demand that managements of the companies in their portfolios are not only working effectively to maximize profits today, but also acting in a socially and environmentally responsible manner to ensure sustainable value for the future. More information about this book Purchase from Amazon.com |
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Corporate
Governance - 3rd Edition,
Blackwell Publishing co-authored by Robert A.G. Monks and Nell Minow In the wake of the dramatic series of corporate meltdowns: Enron; Tyco; Adelphia; WorldCom; the timely new edition of this successful text provides students and business professionals with a welcome update of the key issues facing managers, boards of directors, investors, and shareholders. In addition to its authoritative overview of the history, the myth and the reality of corporate governance, this new edition has been updated to include: analysis of the latest cases of corporate disaster; An overview of corporate governance guidelines and codes of practice in developing and emerging markets new cases: Adelphia; Arthur Andersen; Tyco Laboratories; Worldcom; Gerstner's pay packet at IBM. Once again in the new edition of their textbook, Robert A. G. Monks and Nell Minow show clearly the role of corporate governance in making sure the right questions are asked and the necessary checks and balances in place to protect the long-term, sustainable value of the enterprise. Purchase from Amazon.com |
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A Traitor To His Class
- Published in December 1998, this is Hilary Rosenberg's (Institutional
Investor magazine) biography of Bob. It portrays his business crusade
as an active and eminent social figure and reveals the urgency of his
mission to make corporate America responsible to both its shareholders and
to society at large. George Soros wrote, "A Traitor To His Class is
a compelling biography of a master negotiator and effective agent of
change. Readers will be fascinated by Robert Monks and his unique
journey." Purchase from Amazon.com |
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The Emperor's Nightingale
- Published in January 1998 by Capstone in the U.K, and by Addison-Wesley
in the U.S. Included here are links to both publishers, the Forward,
written by Dean LeBaron, and brief executive summaries of each chapter.
The Emperor's Nightingale takes a much broader view of the
relationship between the owners, managers and directors of the corporation
and draws heavily on the insights of the latest thinking on economic and
general complexity theory. The full-text of this book is now available
online. Purchase from Amazon.com |
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Published in May 1996 by
Blackwell Publishers, Watching The Watchers: Corporate Governance
for the 21st Century, is a comprehensive look at the implications
of the corporate governance movement for the future of large public
corporations - and the world in which they exist. Third in a series of
crucial texts on corporate governance by acknowledged leaders in the
field, Robert A.G. Monks and Nell Minow.
Purchase from Amazon.com |
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Corporate
Governance, published
by Blackwell Publishers 1995. This is the first comprehensive textbook to
focus on corporate governance -- one of the most important development in
business over the last decade. The abuses and excesses of the takeover era
and the exponential growth of the institutional investor have transformed
the roles of the shareholders, managers and directors of publicly held
companies. Corporate Governance explains how it happened, where it
is going, and what the impact will be. Including extensive case studies
and selected outside materials, this is an indispensable resource for
students of business, law and public policy. Co-authored by Bob Monks and
Nell Minow. First Edition is available. Purchase from Amazon.com |
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Published in 1991 by Harper
Business, Bob co-authored Power and Accountability with Nell Minow,
his long-time collaborator in the field of corporate governance and
current business partner in the active investment firm LENS.
Available
here in full text form, Power and Accountability remains
required reading for anyone interested in the development and basic tenets
of modern corporate governance theory. Watch Bob's video introduction to this book. Purchase from Amazon.com |