Foreword by Professor Emilios Avgouleas

Chapter 1

Introduction: Enhancing Board Effectiveness ? Institutional, Regulatory and Functional Perspectives for Developing and Emerging Markets

Onyeka K. Osuji, Franklin N. Ngwu, Chris Ogbechie and David Williamson

Chapter 2:

Principles of Corporate Governance and Effective Board

Folajimi Ashiru, Franklin Nakpodia and Emmanuel Adegbite

Chapter 3

Codes for Boards of Directors: A Law and Morality and Organisational Differences Perspective

David Williamson & Gary Lynch-Wood

Chapter 4

The Nature of Boards in Developing and Emerging Markets

Chris Ogbechie

Chapter 5: Corporate Governance and Business Growth: Evidence from China

Jia Liu; Moshfique Uddin; Anup Chowdhury & Christopher Muganhu

Chapter 6

Board Effectiveness: Do Committees Really Matter? Evidence from Turkey

Emek Toraman Colgar

Chapter 7

Individualism in Boards or Directors: Why Good Board Members Make Bad Decisions

Chris van der Hoven and Kalu Ojah

Chapter 8

Tone at the Top, Organizational Culture and Board Effectiveness

Surendra Arjoon

Chapter 9

Institutions and Board Effectiveness: Any Link? The United Kingdom, United States and Nigeria in Perspective

Francis Okanigbuan

Chapter 10

Club Theory and Directors’ Performance Evaluation

Onyeka K. Osuji

Chapter 11

Corporate Governance Codes for Public Sector, Private Sector and Not-for Profit Boards- Varied Rules and Structure or One size fits all

Olawale Ajai

Chapter 12

Reporting by the Companies: Development and Challenges

Indrajit Dube & Mia Mahmudur Rahim

Chapter 13

Director’s Selection, On-boarding and Disqualification Process

Chris Ogbechie

Chapter 14

Directors’ Duties and Accountability, Personal Liability and Lifting the Veil of Incorporation

Ngozi Okoye

Chapter 15:

Money laundering, Tax havens and Transparency: Any role for the Board of Directors of Banks?

Euphemia Godspower-Akpomiemie and Kalu Ojah

Chapter 16

The Journey to Board Effectiveness: The Case of Indonesia

Sylvia Veronica

Chapter 17

Board Roles in Business Groups and Multinational Enterprises in Emerging Markets

Gul Okutan Nilsson

Chapter 18

The Board in the Financial and Social Performance of Firms

Ogechi Adeola and Eugene Ohu

Chapter 19

Director Remuneration in Developing and Emerging Markets: Issues, Challenges and Prospects

Franklin N. Ngwu

Chapter 20

Board Composition and Diversity in Developing and Emerging Markets

Enase Okonedo

Chapter 21

Shareholders and Institutional Investment

Kalu Ojah and Chris van der Hoven

Chapter 22

Board Effectiveness and Regulation: Explaining the DeficitGary Lynch-Wood and David Williamson

Chapter 23

Effective Boards in Developing and Emerging Markets: Looking Ahead

David Williamson, Chris Ogbechie, Onyeka K. Osuji & Franklin N.Ngwu