Enhancing board effectiveness : institutional, regulatory, and functional perspectives for developing and emerging markets

Introduction: enhancing board effectiveness : institutional, regulatory and functional -- Principles of corporate governance and effective board / Folajimi Ashiru, Franklin Nakpodia and Emmanuel Adegbite -- Codes for boards of directors : a law and morality and organisational differences perspective / David Williamson & Gary Lynch-Wood -- The nature of boards in developing and emerging markets / Chris Ogbechie -- Corporate governance and business growth : evidence from China / Jia Liu; Moshfique Uddin; Anup Chowdhury & Christopher Muganhu -- Board effectiveness : do committees really matter? evidence from Turkey / Emek Toraman Çolgar -- Individualism in boards or directors: why good board members make bad decisions / Chris van der Hoven and Kalu Ojah -- Tone at the top, organizational culture and board effectiveness / Surendra Arjoon -- Institutions and board effectiveness : any link? the United Kingdom, United States and Nigeria in perspective / Francis Okanigbuan -- Club theory and directors' performance evaluation / Onyeka K. Osuji -- Corporate governance codes for public sector, private sector and not-for profit boards- varied rules and structure or one size fits all / Olawale Ajai -- Reporting by the companies: development and challenges / Indrajit Dube & Mia Mahmudur Rahim -- Director's selection, on-boarding and disqualification process / Chris Ogbechie -- Directors' duties and accountability, personal liability and lifting the veil of incorporation / Ngozi Okoye -- Money laundering, tax havens and transparency : any role for the board of directors of banks? / Euphemia Godspower-Akpomiemie and Kalu Ojah -- The journey to board effectiveness: the case of Indonesia / Sylvia Veronica -- Board roles in business groups and multinational enterprises in emerging markets / Gül Okutan Nilsson -- The board in the financial and social performance of firms / Ogechi Adeola and Eugene Ohu -- Director remuneration in developing and emerging markets : issues, challenges and prospects / Franklin N. Ngwu -- Board composition and diversity in developing and emerging markets / Enase Okonedo -- Shareholders and institutional investment / Kalu Ojah and Chris van der Hoven -- Board effectiveness and regulation : explaining the deficit / Gary Lynch-Wood and David Williamson -- Effective boards in developing and emerging markets : looking ahead / David Williamson, Chris Ogbechie, Onyeka K. Osuji & Franklin N.Ngwu -- List of contributors -- Index.