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 de