Corporate Governance: Volume 6 Issue 5
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The international journal of business in societyTable of contents
Codes of ethics in corporate Sweden
Göran Svensson, Greg Wood, Michael CallaghanThe purpose of the study is to examine and describe the use of codes of ethics in the top 100 companies operating in the Swedish corporate sector. This paper reports on the…
The role of audit committees in Barbados
Philmore Alleyne, Michael Howard, Dion GreenidgeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the role and function of audit committees in public companies in Barbados since the corporate scandals of Enron and WorldCom in the USA.
Board structure and ownership in Malaysia: the case of distressed listed companies
Shamsul Nahar AbdullahThis study seeks to examine the influence of board independence, CEO duality and ownership structure on the firm financial distressed status using a sample of distressed companies…
Corporate social responsibility: a trend and a movement, but of what and for what?
Kerstin Sahlin‐AnderssonCorporate social responsibility (CSR) has emerged as a global trend involving corporations, states, international organizations and civil society organizations. It is far from…
The link between corporate governance and performance of the non‐traditional export sector: evidence from Ghana
Anthony Kyereboah‐Coleman, Nicholas BiekpeThe purpose of this paper is to examine how corporate governance affects performance of firms in the non‐traditional export (NTE) sector in Ghana.
Board process attributes and company performance of family‐owned businesses in Turkey
Veysel Kula, Ekrem TatogluThis paper aims to investigate the relationship between board process attributes and company performance of family‐owned companies within an emerging country context.
Corporate internal investigations: balancing firm social reputation with board fiduciary responsibility
Thomas A. HemphillThe subject of corporate internal investigations engenders a special challenge for the final arbiters of a company's strategy, the boards of directors. The taint to corporate…
Financial distress and corporate governance in Zimbabwean banks
Zororo MurandaThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between corporate governance failures and financial distress in Zimbabwe's banking sector.
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Professor Gabriel Eweje