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"Corporate governance" may be defined, described or delineated in diverse ways, depending on the writer's purpose. Writers focused on a disciplinary interest or context (such as accounting, finance, law, or management) often adopt narrow definitions that appear purpose-specific.
Corporate sustainability reporting practice is rooted in the multidimensional concept of CSR and in the stakeholders model of corporate governance in Europe, which places emphasis on the importance of understanding the company as an entity with relationships with its stakeholders and the environment.
Corporate transparency describes the extent to which a corporation's actions are observable by outsiders. This is a consequence of regulation, local norms, and the set of information, privacy, and business policies concerning corporate decision-making and operations openness to employees, stakeholders, shareholders and the general public.
The standard provides principles, a model and vocabulary as a basic framework for implementing effective corporate governance of information and communication technology (ICT) within any organization. [1] [2] The standard was the first "to describe governance of IT without resorting to descriptions of management systems and processes."
With the evolution of thinking in the field of IT governance, ISO/IEC 38500 was revised in 2015. The main changes include the title of the standard, from Corporate Governance of IT to Governance of IT for the Organization, which reflects the wider applicability of the standard. Terminology and definitions have also been updated and refined ...
In the field of corporate governance and corporate responsibility, a debate [5] [6] is ongoing about whether the firm or company should be managed primarily for stakeholders, stockholders (shareholders), customers, or others. [7] Proponents in favor of stakeholders may base their arguments on the following four key assertions:
The UK Corporate Governance Code, the German Corporate Governance Code (or Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex) and the Dutch Corporate Governance Code 'Code Tabaksblat' (nl:code-Tabaksblat) use this approach in setting minimum standards for companies in their audit committees, remuneration committees and recommendations for how good companies should divide authority on their boards.
Information technology governance is a subset discipline of corporate governance, focused on information technology (IT) and its performance and risk management.The interest in IT governance is due to the ongoing need within organizations to focus value creation efforts on an organization's strategic objectives and to better manage the performance of those responsible for creating this value ...