Corporate Governance: Volume 2 Issue 1

Corporate governance reform in East Asia

Gordon Walker, Mark Fox

Asks the question: how can we enhance corporate governance practices in East Asia? To address this question, reviews recent research findings that have greatly enhanced our…

Introducing officer systems in Japanese companies

Kazuhito Masui, Andrew Kakabadse

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…

Moving corporate culture beyond the executive suite

David P. Boyd, Thomas M. Begley

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…

The governance of inter‐governmental organisations

Piers Campbell, Judith Hushagen

Inter‐governmental organisations (IGOs) are established and governed, directly or indirectly, by sovereign states. As the number and significance of these organisations has grown…

The boardroom agenda: developing the innovative organisation

Simon Knox

Explores the distinctive behaviours and organizational capabilities which enable firms to innovate successfully. Identifies four aspects of innovation which sustain the firm’s…