Essays about: "corporate governance systems"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 27 essays containing the words corporate governance systems.

1. 16. Is it vital to have corporate governance codes for Institutional Investors & Capital Markets? A case study of Rwanda.

   University essay from Avdelningen för företagsekonomi

   Author : Julian Mwika M.; [2012]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : There presently is very limited literature and empirical studies that look at the phenomenon and state of corporate governance in Rwanda. Most of the available literature on corporate governance in Africa mainly focuses on South Africa (King Report I, II & III), and not at the emerging economies in the rest of the continent. READ MORE

3. 17. The effectiveness of CEO incentive systems in Swedish Corporate Governance - What is the firm value added by CEO option ownership?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Anna Eriksson; [2012]
   Keywords : CEO remuneration; equity-based compensation; options; incentive system; corporate governance;

   Abstract : This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the effectiveness of equity-based compensation as an incentive-creating mechanism for interest alignment of shareholders and CEOs in public Swedish companies. Exclusive access to comprehensive data on the complete set of different components included in total CEO compensation contracts between 1999 and 2005 provides new opportunities to look into the true relationships between the generation of CEO wealth and shareholder wealth. READ MORE

4. 18. Internal Corporate Governance Controls and Its Impact on Business Ethics

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

   Author : Thao Pham and Marta Hnevkovska Kubisova; [2011]
   Keywords : Business Ethics; Internal Controls; Corporate Governance; Management Control System;

   Abstract : Purpose of this thesis is to describe internal corporate governance controls that businesses use to control and direct the companies’ operations and how these controls impact companies’ business ethics. Author posed three research questions: What internal corporate governance controls are used at different levels in research companies?; How can we determine whether companies, given their characteristics, have more elaborate internal control systems?; and How do research companies communicate internal corporate governance controls to their involved parties in order to maintain a high level of business ethics?. READ MORE

5. 19. Internationalization of Corporate Governance in Japan

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Kristina Sawaguchi; Mikael Johansson; [2009]
   Keywords : Japanese corporate governance; internationalization; convergence; board structure; stakeholder; shareholder;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the impact of internationalization on corporate governance in Japan. As a consequence of increasingly global competition, different systems of corporate governance come into direct contact with each other. READ MORE

6. 20. Family Controlled Firms on the Stock Market : Do family-controlled firms show a convergence in corporate governance systems?

   University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Miguel Ángel Mártires; Kamil Sawicki; [2008]
   Keywords : Corporate Governance; Family-controlled firms; Convergence; Board of directors; Ownership structure;

   Abstract : Background: Family-business is considered to be the most frequent and complex form of business organization around the world. However, recently there has been a large number of corporate scandals in such firms especially at the board level (e.g. Parmalat). READ MORE