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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Board self-appraisal
As anyone involved in management will testify, company directors spend a considerable amount of time holding other people to account for the quality...
Evaluation of directors
As anyone involved in management will testify, company directors spend a considerable amount of time holding other people to account for the quality...
Ethics and corporate governance
There is no such thing as a values-free organisation. The values and principles adopted by an organisation can be for good or for ill. That is, they...
The role of directors in the development of a corporate ethos
Introduction It has been observed that the range of duties owed by directors seems to have multiplied over the last couple of years. Yet, it is...
Accountability in the boardroom
Changes to the corporations law, either enacted or envisaged, have been designed to ensure that directors take far greater responsibility for the...
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