320 Corporate Governance: An International Review‚ 2009‚ 17(3): 320–337 Women Directors on Corporate Boards: A Review and Research Agenda Siri Terjesen*‚ Ruth Sealy and Val Singh ABSTRACT Manuscript Type: Review Research Question/Issue: This review examines how gender diversity on corporate boards influences corporate governance outcomes that in turn impact performance. We describe extant research on theoretical perspectives‚ characteristics‚ and impact of women on corporate boards (WOCB) at
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prominent role in utilization of all these resources‚ governance or public governance plays a vital role in sustainable development of the society. Governance‚ as it is said relates to decisions that define expectations‚ grant power or verify performance. It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these processes and systems.1 Public governance is more complex but important in all kinds of society
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Corporate Governance in Hong Kong 1. Corporate Governance in Hong Kong Hong Kong’s position as an international economic and financial center is attributed to its exemplary corporate governance. With Hong Kong’s various authorities and regulatory bodies emphasizing on transparency and accountability for listed companies‚ Hong Kong was ranked first for corporate governance among 11 Asian countries in 2007. (Refer to Appendix 1) The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) describes corporate
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE – CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK INTRODUCTION: The great Indian master of Political Science Kautilya mentioned four functions of a king in his well-known book Arthashastra -1.Raksha or protection‚ 2.Vriddhi or enhancement‚ 3.Palana or maintenance‚ and 4.Yogakshema or wellbeing or safeguard. It is the sacred duty of the state to protect the person and property of its subject to enhance their wealth‚ to maintain them and to safeguard their interest in general. This noble concept
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT July 2012 Agenda 1 What is Corporate Governance? 2 What is Risk Management? 3 How do they intersect ? 4 Why is Risk Governance important - What is consequence of failure? 5 What to do (how do we respond?) 5 Discussion 2 1 WHAT IS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE? Corporate Governance • What is Corporate Governance? • There are many definitions. The CBN Code of Corporate Governance defines it as follows: • Corporate governance refers to the processes and
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Global Transformations: Politics‚ Economics and Culture. Cambridge: Polity. 1-31 R Roulier‚ ¡§Governance Issues and Banking System Soundness¡¨‚ Banking Soundness and Monetary Policy‚ International Monetary Fund (1997) at 450 Justin O¡¦Brien‚ ¡§Governing the Corporation¡¨‚ Publisher Weliy 2005‚ Chapter 2 Stephen S Cohen and Gavin Boyd ¡§Corporate Governance and Corporate Performance¡¨‚ Corporate Governance and Globalisation: Long Range Planning Issues‚ Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (2000) at 59 ¡V 94
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importance of corporate governance in organizations With the recent financial crisis‚ companies’ defaults and crushes‚ the importance of corporate governance has risen significantly. Corporate scandals that have impacted companies all over the world have led to the re-examination of the role of corporate governance in their day to day operations. The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD‚ April 1999) defines corporate governance as follows: "Corporate governance is the system by
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Corporate Governance is essential to be followed in any country and economy for its economic welfare. In Pakistan‚ Security and exchange commission of Pakistan is the core authority to assure the implication of corporate governance. The SECP issued the code of corporate governance which has been revised in 2012. This code includes all the details of the corporate governance practices to be followed in Pakistan. On having a study of this code‚ Following were the points as seen also in the Anglo-American
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Definitions of corporate governance B. Theories behind corporate governance 1. Agency problem 2. Stewardship theory 3. Resource dependency theory 4. Stakeholder theory 5. Political theory 6. Transaction cost economics 7. Ethical theory C. Principles of corporate governance D. SOX Act‚ E. Enron Scandal‚ Conclusion I. Introduction: The concept of corporate governance in legal and economic terms is equivalent to “the defense of shareholders”. Corporate governance is the response to typical
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Corporate governance is a field in economics that investigates how to secure/motivate efficient management of corporations by the use of incentive mechanisms‚ such as contracts‚ organizational designs and legislation. This is often limited to the question of improving financial performance‚ for example‚ how the corporate owners can secure/motivate that the corporate managers will deliver a competitive rate of return. (Mathiesen‚ 2002). Another definition is "Corporate Governance is concerned with
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