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Governance and organisational controls in public and private banks

Kangis, Peter; Kareklis, Peter - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 1 (2001) 1, pp. 31-38

industries, the implications of the findings for governance are important. …

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Governance and the evaluation of corporate law and regulation in australia

Tomasic, Roman - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 1 (2001) 3, pp. 24-32

Examines different approaches to the challenge of Australian corporate law enforcement and governance, and discusses …

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Introducing officer systems in Japanese companies

Masui, Kazuhito; Kakabadse, Andrew - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 2 (2002) 1, pp. 10-12

Notes that after a serious recession which is still haunting Japan, board members of Japanese corporations are being forced to restructure their decision‐making processes. The most popular method is the introduction of an officer system. But it is difficult to make this work without a complete...

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Moving corporate culture beyond the executive suite

Boyd, David P.; Begley, Thomas M. - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 2 (2002) 1, pp. 13-20

In its fiduciary role, the board of directors should select a CEO who mirrors the desired ethos of the company. If the board remains cognizant of cultural compatibility as a central criterion in the hiring process, it may engage in strategic oversight without undue interference in the internal...

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The governance of inter‐governmental organisations

Campbell, Piers; Hushagen, Judith - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 2 (2002) 1, pp. 21-26

the number and significance of these organisations has grown, so too has interest in their governance. This article … examines two factors that make the governance of IGOs unique: the dual purpose of IGO governance and the dual purpose of IGO … representation. The tensions between these two purposes are analysed, and the consequences for three key aspects of governance are …

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All numbers are not created equal

Scissons, Edward H. - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 2 (2002) 2, pp. 20-26

This paper discusses common problems evident in many governance reviews with particular emphasis on the measurement … opportunity to assess the governance practices of numerous corporate and not‐for‐profit organizations and is based on the author … measurement of governance matters with related instances of workplace assessment. Common measurement problems are outlined, such …

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Investigating the effectiveness of corporate advisory boards

Morkel, André; Posner, Barry - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 2 (2002) 3, pp. 4-12

While advisory boards have been around for a long time, they have become rather commonplace in Silicon Valley (USA) in the past decade. In fact, they are so common for new ventures as to be unremarkable and taken for granted. However, there is really very little empirical evidence about advisory...

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Chicanery in the corporate culture: WorldCom or world con?

Boyd, David P. - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 3 (2003) 1, pp. 83-85

Repercussions from the failure of WorldCom have profoundly affected all the company’s stakeholders. As evidence of malfeasance escalates, the company may prove to have been a mere mirage without substance or soul. This paper addresses one particular facet of the company’s dramatic and...

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The influence of emotions and culture on accountability and governance

Velayutham, S.; Perera, M. H. B. - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 4 (2004) 1, pp. 52-64

governance structures including civil society, economic institutions and organizations. In accounting, it has been identified as …

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A synthesis of knowing and governance: making sense of organizational and governance polemics

Cutting, Bruce; Kouzmin, Alexander - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 4 (2004) 1, pp. 76-114

presented as a comprehensive framework in which to understand human governance and social action. More broadly, the paper …

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