New Corporate Governance in the Post-Crisis World

The new corporate governance concept is articulating goes back to the roots of good corporate governance, which is the ability to act as a visionary and effective decision body, exerting both strategic leadership and control. It's also an invitation to think twice about the applicability of "best practices" in different legal contexts and business models. Arguably, despite some common features, the appropriate corporate governance of a family business company will differ from that of a large listed company. In addition, both the financial crisis and previous cases of large corporate failures have raised critical questions about the role of board directors in risk management. Are boards sufficiently equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills and expertise to provide the appropriate strategic vision and control function? The answer is certainly more complex and nuanced than it seems. Overly generalist boards may not grasp certain technicalities (with dreadful consequences), yet overly technical boards may completely miss the big picture.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Hilb, Martin
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-01
Subjects:	BOARD MEETING, BOARD MEMBER, BOARD MEMBERS, BOARDS OF DIRECTORS, CEO, COLLECTIVE, COMPANY, COMPENSATION PACKAGE, COMPETITORS, CONSENSUS, CORPORATE CONTROL, CORPORATE FAILURES, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK, CORPORATE IMAGE, CORPORATE PERFORMANCE, CORPORATE SCANDALS, CORPORATE STRATEGY, CORPORATION, CORPORATIONS, COST OF CAPITAL, DECISION-MAKING, DEMOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC REFORM, FAMILY BUSINESS, FINANCE CORPORATION, FINANCIAL CRISES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, FIRMS, GLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, GLOBAL STANDARD, GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES, GOVERNANCE PRACTICE, GOVERNANCE PRACTICES, HUMAN RESOURCE, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INCENTIVE STRUCTURE, INCOME, INDEPENDENCE REQUIREMENT, INDIVIDUALS, INTERESTS OF SHAREHOLDERS, INTERNAL AUDIT, INTERNAL CONTROL, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, LARGE COMPANIES, LISTED COMPANIES, LISTED COMPANY, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MANAGERS, MOTIVATIONS, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC COMPANIES, RATE [BOARD, REFORM PROGRAMS, REPUTATION, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, SHAREHOLDER, SHAREHOLDER VALUE, SHAREHOLDERS, SMALL COMPANIES, SMALL FIRMS, SOCIETY, SPONSORS, STAKEHOLDER, STAKEHOLDERS, SUBSIDIARY, TRANSITION ECONOMIES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/11900709/new-corporate-governance-post-crisis-world https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11096
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