Donald Nordberg is Associate Professor of Corporate Governance at Bournemouth University Business School in the UK. His research has been published in Corporate Governance: An International Review, Business History, Leadership, Business Ethics: A European Review, Philosophy of Management, and other journals. He is author of The Cadbury Code and Recurrent Crisis (Palgrave, 2020) and Corporate Governance: Principles & Issues (Sage, 2011). He was educated in the US at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and in the UK at Warwick Business School and the University of Liverpool Management School. As a governance practitioner, he chairs the board of a major UK social care charity and is non-executive director of a large performing arts organization.
Guiding the student through the principles and practices of contemporary corporate governance agenda, this book provides discussion of the debates and considerations that define the discipline. This book offers a fresh look at the commonly accepted view of what constitutes good governance. Exploring the contexts of board decisions, Nordberg draws upon his academic research and years of business and financial journalism in Europe, North America and Asia to provide a distinctive and pertinent contribution to the literature on corporate governance.Featuring 21 detailed case studies, drawn from international examples, to prompt discussion and analysisProviding topical, up-to-date examples and evidenceGiving attention to the important question "What next for Corporate Governance?"This book will be of interest to upper level undergraduate and MBA students taking courses in corporate governance and leadership. The companion website includes Instructor materials such as an Instructors Manual, PowerPoint Slides, Case Discussions, and Policy & Theory Discussions and Student Materials to help students study effectively and efficiently.
