The objective of this paper is to examine how the public sector corporate governance in Brunei Darussalam - a member of ASEAN - is embedded in country's political and economic environment. Specifically,the misappropriation of billions of public funds in 1997 led to serious financial problems and...

Views towards state-owned enterprises on the one hand and private property on the other side through history have changed often. However, strengthening the role of the state in the economy, which is driven by a major economic crisis in the late twenties to thirties of the last century, and...

The causes of the global financial crisis were multi-faceted but revealed still unresolved weaknesses in national and international financial oversight and resolution frameworks. In particular, many governments in the crisis-hit countries had to provide unprecedented levels of support to contain...

Purpose – The purpose of this “viewpoint” is to consider developments in the governance practices in UK public organizations, showing how ideas from the governance of listed companies have translated into public bodies. Design/methodology/approach – It discusses the literature of...

The present paper aims at highlighting the opportunity of applying the principles of corporate governance of state enterprises. Considering the state of the research field and management created around corporate governance, two theoretical and methodological components are concerned: (i) a brief...