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governance

the arrangements for managing or controlling a firm or other organization.

Particular interest has focused upon CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: who owns and controls JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.

governance

the arrangements for managing or controlling a firm or other organization. Particular interest has focused upon CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: who owns and controls JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES.

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These sessions mapped the essence of creating better governance, said Yogendra Narain, Secretary-General of India's upper house of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha.

Indians get to grips with good governance: John Freebury and Mike Brown report an initiative aimed at bringing good governance to India while Australian Natasha Davis discovers that new freedom of information laws coupled with some determined grassroots activism is bringing far-reaching change in the country

That leaves the institutional investors to lead the corporate governance charge, which they have done with greater frequency since the early 1990s.

Another red flag

The governance of mutual insurers is also an area of growing concern.

The future of insurance regulation

Responding to nudges by academic and institutional investors to pay greater attention to corporate governance practices, more CEOs are attending such seminars.

Boot camps for boards: Sessions energize even the sleepiest directors, helping bosses avert shareholder lawsuits and watchdog scrutiny. (Corporate Governance)

Broadly speaking, corporate governance can be viewed as the relationship among various participants in determining the structure and direction of corporations on the most basic level.

Forces For Stabilization

The Board Briefing on IT Governance provides boards and executives with guidance on governing IT's role in the enterprise.

IT Governance Institute (ITGI)

They issued a communique entitled, Caux declaration on good governance and the global village.

Politicians' round table in Caux

Now, Brown said, "IFAC is working to identify the governance framework in which these standards can best be applied.

IFAC study examines public-sector corporate governance

Packed with friends and family and devoid of both experience and objectivity, most dot-com boards don't make the corporate governance grade.

The Trouble with Dot-Com Boards

Enron's collapse and the serious corporate control implications that accompanied it are having a profound impact on how organizations view their corporate governance and control environments.

Unleashing the potential of internal audit: as executives and directors rethink their corporate governance procedures, the authors offer a four-step approach to strengthening corporate assurance. (Audit)