This paper examines the understanding the salaried managers have of the role of their board of directors; of their own role as managers and of the tentative impact of such understanding on the relationship between the two. The study focuses on Irish credit union managers in terms of their...

This is a paper about ownership and governance in a jointly owned local government organization providing water services (Water and Sewage South). The paper discusses the conditions for governance and ownership influence in a jointly owned local government organisation. Extra attention is...

In recent years the importance of corporate governance (CG) has rising new attention, as the 2008 financial crisis illustrates. Co-operative members, staff, regulators and others stakeholders involved in the co-operative banking business became aware of the need to strengthen co-operatives...