Contains papers examining issues concerning the effects of national and international institutional factors on corporate governance and performance. This volume focuses on the relevance of national business systems alongside industrial and institutional infrastructure to assess the efficacy of...

The theory and practice of government de-regulation / Shann Turnbull -- Corporate governance mechanisms and performance related CEO turnover / Atreya Chakraborty, Shahbaz Sheikh -- Size and advisory role of corporate boards / Arun Upadhyay -- Financial contracts for CEO / Olivier...

On regulating financial innovations / Eduardo Pol -- Important structural trends and developments in the foreign exchange and OTC derivative markets / Harvey Arbel(c)Øaez, E.K. Gatzonas -- The subprime market crisis, structured products in the securities credit markets, and hedge funds /...