Research report to the SBL, Unisa, Midrand. / The research project aimed to establish whether corporate governance is important to investors from a value perspective. The implications and recommendations for further research were provided.

This thesis is dealing with problems connected with the term The care of proper manager, that forms the basic requirement of quality of work margin in czech companies. The content is divided into nine chapters. The first chapter brings an introduction into the dilemma. It is stated here why have I chosen this topic, why do I consider this topic to be important and I am laying down the aims of my thesis. In the end, there are mentioned the methods which has been used while writting this thesis. The second chapter, the most extensive one, is focused on Proper manager' s care as a term. It is trying to define, describe and file this term legislatively; not only in terms of company law, but also in the scope of other legal enactments. Then the work focuses on subjects on which is laid the duty of conducting issues with Proper manager's care. Then there is mentioned the historical evolution of this term. In, according to my opinion, the most important part of this thesis; the term Proper manager's care is determined in comparison with the terms Appropriate care and Professional care. All these terms are later assigned to certain models of formulation of requirement of quality of work margin. The third chapter is dedicated to the issues of breaking of the proper manager's care and to the consequences of...

The specificity of the anglo-saxon and continental understanding of corporate governance The goal of my thesis is to characterise specifics of anglo-saxon and continental corporporate governance with regard to the different historic background, capital markets` development degree, theoretical issues, shareholder structure, methods of investment funding and the organizational structure models in both of these legal cultures. The scope of the research is focused only on comparison of two systems and concepts of the corporate governance rather than overall description and analysis of its every single aspect. Second part of this paper is dedicated to the takeover bids issue, as one of the external aspects of corporate governance. Subchapter 1.1 is introductory and endeavours to define the concept of corporate governance. Subchapter 1.2 examines the history and first ocuurence of the corporate governance issues that is very closely connected to the so called "separation of ownership and control" phenomenon. As far as the relationship between shareholders and management of the company is concerned, subchapter 1.3 deals with the agency problem in relation with its costs. The comparison of shareholder structure and company funding method is the core question of the subchapter 1.4. Following part describes...

The governmental functions of security and intelligence require a number of distinct organisations and functions to interact in a symbiotic way. Because the external environment is uncertain and complex, these organisations must constantly negotiate with each other to establish which of them addresses which issue, and with what resources. Coasian principles suggest that if there are no transacting costs and property rights are clear, then such negotiations should lead to an overall maximisation of the benefits gained (in this case better security and intelligence provision), yet this is rarely realised. By coupling the transaction cost theory devised by Oliver Williamson in 1975 with a range of alternate theoretical perspectives that impact on these areas of governance, an institutional costs approach is developed. By increasing the resolution of the analysis whilst still retaining a comprehensive overview, the frictions that hinder negotiated cooperation become apparent. The two cases of counterterrorism and defence intelligence in both the United Kingdom and the United States are then used to test and refine the institutional costs paradigm that results. These demonstrate that orthodox views of good cooperation in the former and poor cooperation in the latter are overly simplistic, as neither is necessarily more disposed to behave cooperatively than the other; rather, the institutional costs environment that their respective organisational architectures create incentivises different cooperative behaviour in different circumstances. The analysis also shows that the impact of the various factors that make up the institutional costs paradigm is in fact far more nuanced in these areas than is evident in earlier transaction costs scholarship. Their relevance differs by type as well as degree. Institutional costs analysis therefore provides the beginnings of a political economy for cooperative working in the intelligence and security spheres of governance.

The Diploma thesis Implementation of ITIL methodology for IT Governance describes the importance of IT Governance in an organization, ways of using several methodologies, the differences between those methodologies and preferred methodology ITIL. The ITIL methodology is described in all stages of the Service lifecycle. In the second part, the methodology is applied on a real organization: Faculty of Business Administration. On the real IT services, provided by the faculty IT unit in all 5 stages of the Service lifecycle.

Recent accounting scandals and current global financial crisis have brought new demands on the whole corporate world. The call for better corporate governance is strengthening in all business areas including tax. Tax non -- compliance brings substantial risks for both tax payers and tax revenue authorities. The way how companies manage their tax risks can significantly influence their overall financial performance and reputation. The paper deals with issues of tax non -- compliance as a lack of good corporate governance practice. The main goal of the paper is to put tax into the concept of corporate governance. Moreover, the paper deals with the concept of tax risk management as a way of how tax compliance in general could be enhanced and introduces the current international practice in this field.

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / Coordination, Collaboration, and Cooperation, (C04); Community (C01) Driven Development (D2) minus Historical Institutionalisation (HI) is equal to Policy Implementation Effectiveness (PIE), is recommended by the researcher to improve results. Trends in compiled data were analysed with regards to legislative oversight and accountability in the petroleum industry, using the OECD/ DAC evaluation criteria. In terms of relevance, effectiveness, and efficiency, the researcher discovered a partial link between the activities performed by parliamentarians representing the petroleum industry where HDSA transformation is concerned. It was concluded that electrical energy generation and distribution throughout the five-year period drew more focus in terms of oversight than on other sectors. It was further noted that oversight and accountability could have been applied more efficiently if input were linked to policy objectives and activities. This resulted in only partial or limited HDSA transformation in the petroleum industry. When it comes to sustainability the researcher argued that despite the apparent long-term stability of parliamentary activities, such stability may not translate to sufficient oversight and accountability to ensure sustainable transformation in the petroleum industry. It was concluded that while oversight and accountability was being applied to one specific arena, other areas in need of transformation did not receive sufficient, or indeed any, legislative oversight. The facilitation model: Communication, Coordination, Collaboration, and Cooperation, (C04); and Community (C01) Driven Oversight and Accountability (D1OA) is recommended by the researcher to improve effective oversight and accountability. Thus, Effective (A + O) = C04 + C01 /D1OA equals to (A + O)e = C205 / D1OA.

Droit des affaires et bonne gouvernance ! Existe-il un lien entre ces deux phénomènes ? L’étude esquissée a tenté d’apporter des réponses à cette question. Dans le contexte mauritanien, la thématique se voulait être un prétexte pour examiner les possibilités qu’offre le système juridique et politique en termes de bonne gouvernance pour l’instauration d’un cadre propice aux affaires. Partant de ce que le libéralisme économique est devenu irréversible, nous assistons à une mobilisation du droit au service de l’économie, d’où la place accordée au droit et à la pratique des affaires dans les systèmes juridiques. Toutefois, règles et institutions propres au droit des affaires s’insèrent dans un univers plus global de règles juridiques, de principes politiques et d’institutions à même de favoriser la pratique des affaires. C’est pourquoi l’étude suggère des réformes pour une synergie féconde entre bonne gouvernance et droit des affaires. A cet égard, la liberté d’entreprise, fondement du libéralisme économique, ne peut avoir un contenu concret que dans une approche pluridisciplinaire, transversale des enjeux liés au domaine des affaires. / Le résumé en anglais n'a pas été communiqué par l'auteur.

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The research project aimed at understanding how culture and history shape the role of governance in public schools. It has highlighted the role that parents can and should play in school governance, as supporters, as governors, as co-teachers, as informed consumers and as partners. All these roles are within the legislative framework of the South African School Act 84 of 1996 (SASA). However, this study suggests that much of the literature has not looked at specific ways in which parents participate that are influenced by their interests, values, cultural background and beliefs. One of the major insights in the study is the cultural understanding of the role of school governance, which translates into a very different conception of justice and how it is articulated in the role of governing in conflict management. This study has shown that through the particular cultural practices that privilege restorative justice over retributive justice, traditional conceptions can be a strong force for conflict management and stability at schools. More specifically, this study has shown how governors can consciously use the framework legislation, i.e. the SASA, to reinforce particular social or cultural identifies.