1 Having healthy corporate governance and effective internal control

The group agreed that rules and procedures governing the acquisition of corporate control in the capital markets and extraordinary transactions such as mergers and sales of substantial portions of corporate assets should be disclosed.

(a) Differences in philosophy and approach between civil and common law traditions concerning management or control of corporate groups and related companies and in approaches to director responsibility and liability in the context of corporate groups

Grundsatzkommission Corporate Governance (German Panel for Corporate Governance) (2000). Corporate Governance Rules for German Quoted Companies.

Family capitalism in the continental European model uses relatively little capital to achieve maximum control. It frequently depends on very complex corporate structures, with multiple layers of holding companies, as well as privileged shares that can guarantee the continuation of control.

This is an experiment done by Jennifer Whitson at U.T. Austin on corporate environments and whether feelings of uncertainty and out of control makes people see illusory patterns.

Statement on Global Corporate Governance Principles. International Corporate Governance Network.

Revised Statement on Global Corporate Governance Principles. International Corporate Governance Network.

Finance Committee on Corporate Governance (2000). Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance.

Corporate Governance Committee (2004). The Belgian Code on Corporate Governance ('Lippens Code')

Committee on Corporate Governance (1999). Code of Best Practice for Corporate Governance.

Corporate strategy

Corporate responsibility

Corporate leaders realized that economic incentives accrued from being a good corporate citizen.

Committee on Corporate Governance (1997). Corporate Governance in the Netherlands Forty Recommendations (Peters Code).

European Corporate Governance Institute. (In particular, see index of corporate governance codes by country.

Corporate specific reasons.

Government Commission on the German Corporate Governance Code (2005). The German Corporate Governance Code ('Cromme Code')

JPK Working Group I on Corporate Governance in Malaysia (2000). Report on Corporate Governance in Malaysia.

The Secret Corporate Takeover

The Corporate Tax Conundrum

Whose Corporate Social Responsibility?

Operationalizing the corporate strategy

Corporate and income tax

In the ensuing discussion, questions were raised regarding the precise definitions of general terms such as corporate responsibility , corporate social responsibility and positive corporate contribution , and regarding the notion of a corporate responsibility for development, as well as UNCTAD's mandate in this regard.

You can argue that the corporate executives have expertise and knowledge that allows them to commit the funds they control to higher return projects than are available in the stock market. Or you can argue that they are corrupt empire builders who dissipate a portion of the shareholders money that they control.

Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa (Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance) (2001). Code of Best Practice of Corporate Governance.

General Motors Board of Directors (2000). GM Board of Directors Corporate Governance Guidelines on Significant Corporate Governance Issues.

Corporate strategy Vision 2006 2007

What Corporate Tax for Europe?

Expert Meeting on Positive Corporate

Commonwealth Association of Corporate Governance.

(5) Corporate governance and its status

Quick example from the corporate world.

Compassion takes on a corporate dynamic.

The UNIDO corporate strategy states that

Internal audit and corporate risk management

(l) Forest ethics and corporate responsibility

Euroshareholders (2000). Euroshareholders Corporate Governance Guidelines.

Corporate Governance in Europe, KPMG Survey.

Treatment of corporate groups in insolvency

Furthermore, in a globalizing world economy, corporate activities in one country may also affect the success of corporate operations in another country.

Corporate Political Speech is Bad for Shareholders

The offence also applies to corporate entities.

Existing treatment of corporate groups in insolvency