Corporate Governance: Volume 5 Issue 1

Malaysian companies’ use of the internet for investor relations

Fathilatul Zakimi Abdul Hamid

This study focuses on Malaysian companies because of the confidence shown by the international business community in what is considered to be the best country for corporate…

Corporate governance in Greece: developments and policy implications

Loukas J. Spanos

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of corporate governance (CG) developments in Greece and has two objectives: to enrich the debate in this area and to contribute to the…

Are American corporate directors still ignoring the signals?

Eugene H. Fram, H.J. Zoffer

This research study focuses on two critical questions. First, to what extent are US corporate directors now taking independent steps to protect stakeholders from future corporate…

Corporate governance reform: impact on accounting and auditing

Mehenna Yakhou, Vernon P. Dorweiler

The paper aims to describe the reach of the Sarbanes‐Oxley Act that was passed by Congress in 2002 to overcome corporate abuse of federal securities law.

Measuring corporate integrity: a survey‐based approach

Muel Kaptein, Scott Avelino

Aims to illustrate how management can examine corporate integrity.

Do outside independent directors strengthen corporate boards?

Steven T. Petra

Recent changes in corporate governance require firms to maintain boards with a majority of outside independent directors. The belief seems to be that outside independent directors…

The board of directors: a referee or a coach?

Willy A. Sussland

The author's original approach helps to understand the executives and their decision‐making process.