201 Corporate Governance: An International Review‚ 2013‚ 21(3): 201–224 Does “Good” Corporate Governance Help in a Crisis? The Impact of Country- and Firm-Level Governance Mechanisms in the European Financial Crisis Marc van Essen*‚ Peter-Jan Engelen‚ and Michael Carney ABSTRACT Manuscript Type: Empirical Research Question/Issue: We examine the effects of firm- and country-level “good” corporate governance prescriptions on firm performance before and during the recent financial crisis
Premium Corporate governance Board of directors
African situation‚ South Africa is known as a developing post-colonised country. Corporate governance is “a particularly salient issue in emerging markets attempting to compete for investors and capital with established markets where investors are less concerned about the quality of corporate governance practices” (Andreasson‚ 2002: 2).This statement rules out the possibility of a “comply or else” approach to corporate governance‚ and as a result “comply or explain” approach is the most suitable approach
Premium Corporate governance Business ethics
Corporate Governance Take-Home Exam Compare Turkish Corporate Governance system with the systems in USA‚ Japan and EU. 1. Who is in charge? 2. Board structure‚ independence of members of the board‚ board committees 3. Board and executive remunerations 4. Shareholders rights and ownership rights 5. Related party transactions 6. Ownership structures The OECD sets general principles about corporate governance; nevertheless‚ in different companies corporate governance is not handled in the precisely
Premium Corporate governance Stock Board of directors
I. Study Summary The objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between corporate governance on dividends payout in Canada to better understand "why companies pay dividends". In the light of agency theory‚ Adjaoud and Ben-Amar tested two competing hypothesis‚ which are outcome and substitution hypothesis. They chose Canada to examine the relationship between corporate governance and corporate dividend payments for two reasons; first‚ the comparability between Canada and USA from
Premium Dividend
Corporate Governance The system of rules‚ practices and processes by which a company is directed and controlled. Corporate governance essentially involves balancing the interests of the many stakeholders in a company - these include its shareholders‚ management‚ customers‚ suppliers‚ financiers‚ government and the community. Since corporate governance also provides the framework for attaining a company’s objectives. Corporate governance refers to the structures and processes for the direction
Premium Governance Decision making Civil society
1) What is corporate governance? Contemporary corporate governance started in 1992 with the Cadbury report in the UK Cadbury was the result of several high profile company collapses is concerned primarily with protecting weak and widely dispersed shareholders. Corporate Governance is a mechanism through which boards and directors are able to direct‚ monitor and supervise the conduct and operation of the corporation and its management in a manner that ensures appropriate levels
Premium Corporate governance Political corruption Ethics
Corporate Governance Case Studies Edited by Mak Yuen Teen Foreward Strong corporate governance and transparency are critical for business success. For investors‚ good governance is a good indicator of wellmanaged‚ resilient businesses. For companies‚ a measure of success is the ability to internalise the values‚ spirit and purpose behind governance rules. While the governance standards in Singapore have brought us to where we are today‚ we have some way to go if we want to be seen as leaders
Premium 2009 Board of directors Corporate governance
One.Tel and its corporate governance issues Table of contents Introduction One.Tel collapse Impact of One.tel collapse Legal proceedings against One.tel’s directors Things can be learnt from One.tel’s failure Conclusion Introduction Lack of proper corporate governance can be a disaster for campanies. In recent years‚ major Australian companies such as HIH‚ One.tel and Harris Scarfe failed under dramatic and high profile circumstances. As a result‚ executive and non executive directors
Premium Corporate governance Board of directors
Title: Corporate Governance Assignment topic Option 1 Conduct a review of the governance of your organisation (or one with which you are familiar) in the form of a report to the Chairman (or President) of the Governing Board of Directors. In the brief report use the concepts‚ tools and techniques learned in this subject to review the structure‚ process and effectiveness of the governance of the organisation and make recommendations for appropriate improvements. Executive summary This report
Premium Corporate governance Board of directors
Definition of Corporate Governance “The process and structure used to direct and manage the affairs of the business towards enhancing business prosperity and corporate accountability with the ultimate objective of realizing long-term shareholder value‚ whilst taking into account the interests of other stakeholders”. Prior to the establishment of this definition‚ there were 4 others namely by; The Cadbury Report (1992) defined corporate governance as „a whole system of controls by which
Premium Corporate governance Board of directors