"GOVERNANCE is the exercise of political‚ economic and administrative authority to manage a nation ’s affairs. It is the complex mechanisms‚ processes and institutions‚ through which citizens and groups articulate their interests‚ exercise their legal rights and obligations‚ GOVERNANCE is "… the traditions and institutions by which authority in a country is exercised for the common good. This includes (i) the process by which those in authority are selected‚ monitored and replaced‚ (ii) the capacity
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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
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important factor. The most advocated board diversity aimed at insuring the board’s independence is not valid across all ownership configurations. From a public policy perspective‚ results provide support for the principles-based approach in governance. Governance regimes should encourage the search for a balance between board diversity and the need for cohesion that best serves the firm’s purpose and obligations. Introduction Board’s diversity and its effect on firm performance have been extensively
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E-Governance Traditionally‚ the interaction between government and citizen took place in a government office. Now Govt. are facing problem in wake of social and technology‚ publics are demanding efficient and transparent public administration. Governments worldwide are striving hard to transform and reinvent the government system. E-Government: It can be defined as the application of ICT-particularly internet based information technology by government agency to improve efficiency‚ effectiveness‚
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version of corporate governance. Corporate governance is a system which helps control and direct companies. It establishes a key relationship between the board of directors and shareholders. Corporate governance aims is to look after the interests of shareholders and not directors‚ and also enhance the value of those interests. It’s believed the UK Code is cheap for businesses to adopt given the long term growth and success they will experience in return. A report by the Governance Metrics International
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what is meant by the term ‘clinical governance’ AND discuss the implications and impact of clinical governance on practicing pharmacists and pharmacy services. Throughout the world‚ societies are striving to determine how best to organise their health systems and deliver services. Increasingly‚ there is recognition that the development and evaluation of new therapies and diagnostic tools is only part of the answer to better health care(1). Clinical governance first began to appear in the NHS vocabulary
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22 (1998) 371±403 Corporate governance and board eectiveness Kose John a‚ Lemma W. Senbet a b 1 b‚* Stern School of Business‚ New York University‚ New York‚ NY 10012‚ USA Department of Finance‚ College of Business‚ University of Maryland‚ Tydings Hall‚ College Park‚ MD 20742‚ USA Abstract This paper surveys the empirical and theoretical literature on the mechanisms of corporate governance. We focus on the internal mechanisms of corporate governance (e.g.‚ corporate board of directors)
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| |Bangladesh is a poor country with a population of about 140 mil crammed into a small area of 55‚000 sq. miles. It is an LLDC country| |with per capita income of US$ 444 (as per recent BRAC data). About half the population is landless and lives with less than one US | |dollar per day. | |Literacy rate of the country is less
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boards‚ corporate governance is of very high importance as the independent non-executive directors can exert less influence over the board‚ compared to non-family-controlled boards (“dispersed boards”). Keywords: Board composition‚ Remuneration‚ Corporate Governance. 1. INTRODUCTION The economic turmoil in Asia in 1997 has led to a wider recognition of the importance of corporate governance. In line with global trends towards higher standards of corporate governance‚ the duties and
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Good governance is an indeterminate term used in international development literature to describe how public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources. Governance is "the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented)".[1] The term governance can apply to corporate‚ international‚ national‚ local governance[1] or to the interactions between other sectors of society. The concept of "good governance" often emerges as a model
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