Corporate Governance by de Kluyver, Cornelis A.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Corporate Governance: Linking Corporations and Society -- Chapter 2: Governance and Accountability -- Chapter 3: The Board of Directors: Role and Composition -- Chapter 4: Recent U.S. …”
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Corporate Governance by Frey, William, Cruz-Cruz, Jose a

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An Introduction to Cooperation and Mutualism by Boland, Michael

Table of Contents: “…. -- Who owns a firm? -- Corporate governance -- Cooperatives are an example of a closely-held firm -- References -- Chapter Two: Cooperatives and mutuals are participatory organizations -- Cooperative principles and policies -- Participation in benefits -- Participation in ownership -- Participation in control. -- Principles of cooperation -- Formation of cooperatives -- Reference…”
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Strategic Management by Morris, John

Table of Contents: “…Strategic Management Overview -- Part 2. Corporate Governance -- Part 3. The External Environment -- Part 4. …”
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Strategic Management by Reed, Kennedy B.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 11: Leading an Ethical Organization: Corporate Governance, Corporate Ethics, and Social Responsibility…”
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Mastering Strategic Management

Table of Contents: “…Publisher Information -- Chapter 1: Mastering Strategy: Art and Science -- Chapter 2: Leading Strategically -- Chapter 3: Evaluating the External Environment -- Chapter 4: Managing Firm Resources -- Chapter 5: Selecting Business-Level Strategies -- Chapter 6: Supporting the Business-Level Strategy: Competitive and Cooperative Moves -- Chapter 7: Competing in International Markets -- Chapter 8: Selecting Corporate-Level Strategies -- Chapter 9: Executing Strategy through Organizational Design -- Chapter 10: Leading an Ethical Organization: Corporate Governance, Corporate Ethics, and Social Responsibility…”
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Mastering Strategic Management by Edwards, Janice, Ketchen, Dave, Short, Jeremy

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1 -- Mastering Strategy: Art and Science -- Defining Strategic Management and Strategy -- Intended, Emergent, and Realized Strategies -- The History of Strategic Management -- Understanding the Strategic Management Process -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 -- Leading Strategically -- Vision, Mission, and Goals -- Assessing Organizational Performance -- The CEO as Celebrity -- Entrepreneurial Orientation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 -- Evaluating the External Environment -- The Relationship between an Organization and Its Environment -- Evaluating the General Environment -- Evaluating the Industry -- Mapping Strategic Groups -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 -- Managing Firm Resources -- Resource-Based Theory -- Intellectual Property -- Value Chain -- Beyond Resource-Based Theory: Other Views on Firm Performance -- SWOT Analysis -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 -- Selecting Business-Level Strategies -- Understanding Business-Level Strategy through “Generic Strategies” -- Cost Leadership -- Differentiation -- Focused Cost Leadership and Focused Differentiation -- Best-Cost Strategy -- Stuck in the Middle -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 -- Supporting the Business-Level Strategy: Competitive and Cooperative Moves -- Making Competitive Moves -- Responding to Competitors' Moves -- Making Cooperative Moves -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7 -- Competing in International Markets -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Competing in International Markets -- Drivers of Success and Failure When -- Competing in International Markets -- Types of International Strategies -- Options for Competing in International Markets -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8 -- Selecting Corporate-Level Strategies -- Concentration Strategies -- Vertical Integration Strategies -- Diversification Strategies -- Strategies for Getting Smaller -- Portfolio Planning and Corporate-Level Strategy -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9 -- Executing Strategy through Organizational Design -- The Basic Building Blocks of Organizational Structure -- Creating an Organizational Structure -- Creating Organizational Control Systems -- Legal Forms of Business -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10 -- Leading an Ethical Organization: Corporate Governance, Corporate Ethics, and Social Responsibility -- Boards of Directors -- Corporate Ethics and Social Responsibility -- Understanding Thought Patterns: A Key to Corporate Leadership? …”
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