Corporate Governance: Volume 8 Issue 3

Shell Canada: over a decade of sustainable development reporting experience

Rookmin Maharaj, Irene M. Herremans

The purpose of this paper is to investigate what motivated Shell Canada, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, to be one of the first companies in the world to report its…

Spiritual performance from an organizational perspective: the Starbucks way

Joan F. Marques

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate spiritual performance from the perspective of a globally operating corporation.

Corporate governance and the external monitoring of banks in Lebanon

Salim Chahine, Assem Safieddine

Prior research suggests that corporations in countries with a weak and illiquid stock market rely either on internal resources or on loans from the banking system, while family…

A development perspective for “corporate social responsibility”: case of Turkey

Melsa Ararat

The purpose of this paper is to take a snapshot of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in Turkey by exploring the role of the economy, state and societal culture. It…

Ownership structure and the private benefits of control: an analysis of Chinese firms

He Weifeng, Zhang Zhaoguo, Zhu Shasha

This study aims to investigate the relationship between the ownership structure of firms and the private benefits of control through an analysis of Chinese listed firms.

CEO duality and firm performance: evidence from Hong Kong

Tin Yan Lam, Shu Kam Lee

This paper seeks to examine the relationship between chief executive officer (CEO) duality and firm performance and the moderating effects of the family control factor on this…

Three conceptual models of board role performance

C.H. Ong, David Wan

Past literature on board research has centred on board structure and firm performance. Since empirical studies do not reveal a conclusive relationship between the two, attention…

Why corporate social responsibility should be popularised but not imposed

Fred Robins

This paper aims to explore the general question: Is corporate social responsibility (CSR) a business duty, as many contend, or really just a benign delusion?

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