Despite the proliferation of the governance concept in the broader academic literature, there
is little agreement on definitions, scope and what actually constitutes governance. This is …

This paper reports a systematic literature review of articles published over the past 35 years
on cross-cultural issues in business ethics. A screening process resulted in a final sample of …

Corporate Governance and Accountability presents students with a complete and current
survey of the latest developments involving how a company is directed and controlled …

This paper is concerned with the relationship between strategy, management control
systems (MCS), and innovation. MCS are described in terms of a package of controls that is …

This paper is concerned with organizational response to institutional pressure. We argue
that when faced with externally imposed standards, organizations can sometimes respond …

The radical change in corporate governance systems is fundamental to the period of
institutional upheaval characterizing transition economies. Using an institutional theory …

This paper uses the institutional theory framework to explain the current corporate
governance reforms in Malaysia between 1998 and 2004. It explores the roles played by …

In the fall of 2005, former chairman of Yukos Oil, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was sentenced to
prison, after being found guilty of fraud and tax evasion. Many viewed the trial as the …

This paper explores the performance impact of recent changes in foreign shareholdings and
boardroom reforms in Japan. Empirical research on the impact of reform on the Japanese …

Corporate governance issues are especially important in developing economies, since
these countries do not have a strong, long-established financial institution infrastructure to …