Management courses at business schools have always been the subject of much debate and discussion. Schools have had to modify and adapt to constantly changing economic demands, but 2010 might just be the most game changing yet.
Today, we are well on our way to making core classes on ethics and sustainable business practices a real [...]
This paper brings into focus the impact of employee buyouts on corporate governance in transition ten years after the large-scale privatization took place in Russia. The analysis shows that although privatization employee buyouts have helped to reduce unemployment and prevent major social conflicts, it otherwise had a negative effect on corporate governance and firms’ productivity. [...]
There is evidence that compensation levels are linked to firm performance as well as monitoring, in other words, the composition of the board influence compensation.
The Industry firms might pay the CEO for performance. Also, stock ownership influence compensation levels; when the five largest shareholders increase their holdings, CEO compensation levels decrease. We interpret this finding [...]
This publication provides information on the board’s role in risk oversight and includes six areas of focus coupled with action-oriented steps to take, along with questions for management, and tools that may help a board execute on its risk oversight responsibilities. Read more…
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Anglo American is a world leader in mining. It is a UK-based plc that operates in many countries around the globe, including Africa, Europe and the UK. It extracts metals, such as copper and platinum, and coal and its Tarmac business produces asphalt and concrete for roads. Mining can have a big impact on the [...]
Charitable endowments (known in Arabic as waqfs) or pious endowments (Behrens-Abouseif, 1994) have their roots in the charitable donation of assets. This Islamically-based financial tool has been utilised to fund large-scale projects. The underlying principle of the charitable endowment is that the donated asset can never be sold, and the returns arising from the asset [...]
Amway is one of the world’s largest direct sales organisations with over 3 million Independent Business Owners (IBOs) in over 80 markets and territories worldwide. It is a family-owned business with a strong emphasis on family values. Its IBOs are often couples. Many of these are raising families. They therefore have a strong bond with [...]
Rural e-Governance applications in the recent past have demonstrated the important role the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) play in the realm of rural development. Several e-Governance projects have attempted to improve the reach, enhance the base, minimize the processing costs, increase transparency, and reduce the cycle times. Several states have initiated the creation of [...]
Many IT organizations lack clear well-defined plans that will bring them to mature governance. By focusing on seven key process categories, an organization can determine its governance maturity. A staged approach allows companies to realize rapid time to value by introducing new tools and processes on an incremental basis. As a result, they can avoid [...]
RSA (formerly Royal & SunAlliance) has enjoyed a remarkable turnaround in its fortunes in the past few years. After experiencing what the Financial Times described as a “near death experience” in 2002, it has recorded several years of increased profitability, rising share prices and positive ratings developments. Although all shares have recently felt the effects [...]
