Tag: Corporate governance
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WikiLeaks has not gone far enough
Jake Goldenfein Before a full house at Sydney’s Festival of Dangerous Ideas, the question was posed to Julian Assange, “Has WikiLeaks...
Executive remuneration
Despite the intensity of recent debate about executive pay, two fundamental questions have been largely ignored, writes Simon Longstaff. The first...
What if people are basically good?
Have you ever noticed that most of the discussion about corporate governance seems to ignore the implications of a simple observation; namely, that...
The option of folly is always in demand
If, as it seems likely, WorldCom has been felled by a massive act of fraud, then we need to ask why. My hope is that, in casting around for someone...
Fat pay cheque is just not enough
Imagine that tragedy strikes and your house goes up in flames. The fire brigade arrives and informs you that it will only douse the flames if you...
Corruption and international trade
Adam Smith is often credited with providing the intellectual foundation for free trade. So, what would he make of the evidence emerging from the Cole...
Ethics and private equity
As the seers look for signs and portents amongst the entrails of the stalled APA bid for Qantas, we might hope that some attention will be paid to a...
Ethics and shareholders
On assuming the Chair of the building products group, James Hardie, Meredith Hellicar offered what I believe to have been a sincere expression of...
Corporate governance principles
The recently published Corporate Governance Principles developed by the ASX's Corporate Governance Council are, in many respects, a most welcome...
Can corporate culture determine criminal responsibility?
Until recently, 15 March 2000, was the nominated date on which provisions in the Commonwealth's Criminal Code Act (1995), affecting the criminal...
Applied corporate governance
A minimalist view Until recently, the most conventional response to a question about the purpose of a company was a paraphrase of Milton Friedman...
Some thoughts on the role of the internal auditor
As a practicing company director who sits on the board of a medium sized Australian financial institution, I can honestly say that I place...
Corporations and the criminal code
Ever since the death of Julius Caesar, people have been warned to “beware the Ides of March”. Corporations might be advised to pay...
Virtue and the corporate guillotine
Advocates of various regimes for corporate governance are silent about the basic nature of humanity, and most companies remain wedded to outmoded and...
Excess baggage
When are we going to have a deep and serious discussion about the foundations of corporate governance in Australia? Perhaps now, prompted by a swag...
Corporate ethics
nb: The following statement relates only to that part of the director's role that touches on the development and maintenance of a company's framework...
Ethics and corporate performance
Q: What part do ethics play in an organisation's responsibility to 'perform' for its stakeholders? In companies today, maximum performance will only...
Business ethics
Contents: Introduction What is talk of ethics all about? A final point about ethics Values and principles: in practice How to implement and monitor...
The ethical dimension of corporate governance
Introduction The key issues in corporate governance involve, at a fundamental level, questions about relationships – within the company and...
Examination of the foundations for corporate governance
Contents: Introduction Machiavelli Robespierre Rousseau A practical proposal Resolving a potential inconsistency Conclusion Introduction Like...
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