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Corporate governance
MyWikiBiz, Author Your Legacy — Thursday November 20, 2008
[edit] Definitions of Corporate governance on the Web:
- Series of principles and recommendations to be followed by the management of listed companies.
www.bnpparibas.com/en/about-us/glossary.asp
- International term for responsible corporate management and supervision oriented toward creating longterm added value.
gb0607.voestalpine.com/ereport.asp
- is examined in terms of the roles, responsibilities, and interactions of top management and the board of directors. (Chapter 2)
www.amazon.com/Concepts-Strategic-Management-Thomas-Wheelen/dp/product-description/0130651311
- is the system or process by which companies are directed and controlled. It is based on the principle that companies are accountable for their actions and therefore broad-based systems of accountability need to be built into the governance structures of companies.
annualreport.novonordisk.com/how-we-work/non-financial-definitions.asp
- the practices, principles and values that guide a company and its business every day, at all levels of the organization.
investor.colgate.com/glossary.cfm
- is the framework of rules, relationships, systems, and processes within and by which authority is exercised and controlled in corporations. See also: Stakeholder.
www.quantum3.co.za/CI%20Glossary.htm
- the system by which organizations are directed and controlled. Boards of directors are responsible for the governance of their organization. (Source: The Cadbury Report)
www1.wfubmc.edu/audit/IS+Terms.htm
- the process used to manage the business affairs of the company towards enhancing business prosperity and corporate accountability with the objective of realising long term shareholder value, while taking into account the interests of the other shareholders.
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/csia/ia_governance/content/glossary.aspx
- The OECD (see reference elsewhere in this glossary) defines corporate governance as the syststrong by which corporations are directed and controlled. ...
group.tnt.com/annualreports/annualreport04/annual_overview_2004/EN/glossary_of_terms.html
- The system by which business corporations are directed and controlled. The corporate governance structure specifies the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in the organization, such as the Board, managers, shareholders and other stakeholders, and spells out ...
www.interpraxis.com/glossary.htm
- Corporate governance is the framework of policies and processes which determine how IPF is managed and controlled. This encompasses our board of directors and board sub-committees, as well as internal committees and working groups who implement our agreed corporate policies.
www.ipfincrreport.co.uk/cr07/index.asp
- is a term broadly referring to the manner in which the Department of Education, Training and the Arts is controlled and governed in order to achieve its strategic goals and operational objectives. ...
education.qld.gov.au/riskmanagement/glossary.html
- Refers to the collective means of ensuring that all business assets, resources and actions are directed at the achievement of the objectives of a company.
https://www.businessoptimizer.co.za/default.asp
www.123exp-law.com/t/03784138467/
- Refers to the way a company is run. In the wake of disasters such as Enron and WorldCom, the market is keen to see companies have the right checks and balances in place to avoid wholesale fraud or abuse of office.
- The rules for good, value-driven corporate management. The objective is to control the company’s management and to create mechanisms to oblige executives to act in the interests of their shareholders.
www.deutsche-euroshop.de/deutsch/gb2004/glossar_e.php
- the ability of institutional and individual shareowners to better govern corporations, enhancing both corporate accountability and the creation of wealth. Shareholder proxy voting rights are subject to the same fiduciary standards as other plan assets. ...
www.e-competitors.com/Glossary/terms_c.htm
- The branch of management, which deals with the relationships among a company’s top management, board of directors and shareholders.
www.vedpuriswar.org/glossary/ERM%20Terms.doc
- Term used to denote responsible corporate management and controlling that is aimed at generating sustained added value
- Generally recognized and increasingly internationally observed standards of conduct for the responsible management and monitoring of a company targeted at adding value transparently and sustainably.
www.usprocessworld.com/international/english/investor/contact-service/74194
- Corporate governance is the set of processes, customs, policies, laws and institutions affecting the way a corporation is directed, administered ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate governance
