Essays about: "Corporate Governance Mechanisms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 essays containing the words Corporate Governance Mechanisms.

1. 1. GOVERNANCE BEYOND BORDERS The Extraterritorial Reach of OECD National Contact Points for Responsible Business Conduct

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Mirja Sund; [2023-06-20]
   Keywords : Business and human rights; Non-judicial mechanisms; Extraterritoriality; OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; OECD National Contact Points;

   Abstract : As increasingly powerful actors in a globalised world, multinational corporations are often able to evade responsibility for human rights violations and other misconduct occurring in their own operations or supply chains. Since courts face limitations when attempting to exert jurisdiction outside of their state territories, state-based non-judicial mechanisms such as the OECD National Contact Points (NCPs) have been established to fill this gap by mediating between corporations and victims of corporate human rights abuses with the aim of providing remedy to the latter. READ MORE

3. 2. Leadership perspectives on mitigating corruption in India's nonprofit sector

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Vedika Jiandani; [2023]
   Keywords : Nonprofit organizations; nonprofit leaders; corruption; anti-corruption measures; institutional theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Corruption is a well-known issue in India, yet research on its prevalence in the nonprofit sector is limited, particularly from the perspective of nonprofit professionals. This qualitative research, therefore, aimed to explore corruption in nonprofit organizations through the insights of nonprofit leaders. READ MORE

4. 3. Impact of Corporate Governance Mechanisms on Total, Systematic, Market, and Insolvency Risk of Fintech

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Sandun Randombage; Sudharshani Ramesh; [2023]
   Keywords : Fintech; Corporate Governance; Total Risk; Systematic Risk; Market Risk; Insolvency Risk;

   Abstract : Corporate governance practices of fintech companies have caused to increase in risk or caused to decrease in the risks. This study is mainly focused to identify the impact of corporate governance mechanisms, especially board structure and ownership structure, on the market-based risk of fintech companies. READ MORE

5. 4. What Difference Does It Make? : Comparative Panel Data Analysis of the Relationship Between CSR Initiatives and Board Composition in Sweden and the United States

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE); Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Kristina Björling; Viktor Hansson; [2023]
   Keywords : CSR; ESG; Corporate Governance; Gender Diversity; Board Independence; CEO Duality; Inclusion; Board Compositions; Agency Theory; Resource Dependence Theory; Critical Mass Theory; Hofstede’s National Cultural Theory.;

   Abstract : More companies have responded to the call for action, increasing their attention to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Corporate governance structures have proven to have an effect on how well companies are able to facilitate a sustainable trajectory, all influenced by values and norms. READ MORE

6. 5. What affects what and what affects that? : A quantitative study on risk and uncertainty’s influence on change in strategic decision making and the moderating role of corporate governance mechanisms.

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Lucas Farbotko; Jonatan Ödéen; [2023]
   Keywords : Risk; uncertainty; strategic decisions; corporate governance; corporate governance mechanisms; moderating effects;

   Abstract : Background: Risk and uncertainty as a concept resides in unknown results and uncertainties with the ability of affecting firms. With its ability to affect, comes the necessity for firms to adapt in its corporate strategic decision making. Corporate governance in its broad terms has been shown to impact strategic decision making. READ MORE