Duality of the role of President of the Board of Directors (BoD) and CEO has been regarded as a good practice of corporate governance. These two roles are the ones with the most power an authority within the corporation. The paper depicts the formulating factors of duality of roles in Greece....

During the last few years minority shareholders have suffered many shocks. Their rights and options were compromised. New legal and regulator y initiatives have failed to establish stability and trust on the mechanisms and contracts that are essential for organizational and market stability. The...

This study contributes to the understanding of Corporate Governance term by using content analysis on twenty two definitions, dated from 1992 to 2010. We developed a six-dimensional framework and we calculated the frequency count using Internet search engine. Our results reveal that the more...

During the last two decades many initiatives have taken place in Greece in order to create a more comparable, compatible and isomorphic business environment. These initiatives (IFRS introduction, corporate governance best practices, monitoring and auditing reforms, etc.) weren't efficient...

The crises of 2002 and 2008 have raised the issue of banking sector's ranking system efficiency. The CRAs are crucial for the modern financial market. The impact that the ratings have is indisputable. The paper is seeking to find the factors that affect the ratings and to create a prediction...