Nesta dissertação entende-se Governança Corporativa como um conjunto de práticas empresariais potencialmente relacionadas com o desempenho operacional e o desempenho frente ao mercado de capitais, seguindo estudos que têm sugerido essa relação. A pesquisa se propôs a investigar, no caso das companhias abertas brasileiras, a significância do pertencimento aos segmentos diferenciados de listagem da Bolsa de Valores do Estado de São Paulo (BM&FBOVESPA) sobre os indicadores de resultado operacional das empresas listadas no Brasil, mais especificamente em relação aos retornos sobre ativos (ROA) e sobre patrimônio líquido (ROE), e a outros indicadores lastreados no lucro antes de juros e impostos (EBIT) e no lucro antes de juros, impostos, depreciação e amortização (EBITDA). Empregaram-se, aqui, métodos quantitativos em um modelo de regressão linear. O trabalho teve como referência principal o artigo de Brown e Caylor (Corporate Governance and Firm Operating Performance, 2009). Os resultados foram mistos e inconclusos em termos de significância, ao modelar ROA, ROE e indicadores baseados em EBIT e EBITDA, contra os segmentos de listagem, mesmo empregando variáveis de controle como o valor de mercado, a razão entre o patrimônio líquido e o valor de mercado, e o endividamento das empresas. Recomenda-se, assim, para estudos futuros, aprofundar a análise e a determinação das variáveis de controle, além de buscar atenuar as limitações devidas à endogeneidade e à causalidade reversa, pelo uso de variáveis instrumentais, e pelo emprego de métodos econométricos mais robustos, como equações estruturais. / In this research, we understand corporate governance as a set of corporate practices potentially related to the operational performance and to the capital market performance of the firm, following several studies that have suggested such a relationship. The research intended to investigate whether there is a significant relationship between the listing in BM&FBOVESPA’s higher corporate governance segments, and the operational indicators of listed Brazilian companies, more specifically, return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE), as well as other earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) related indicators. Quantitative methods – linear regressions – were employed. The main reference for the research was Brown and Caylor’s article (Corporate Governance and Firm Operating Performance, 2009). The results were mixed and not conclusive in terms of significance, when modeling ROA, ROE and the other performance indicators in relation to the listing segments, despite market value, equity divided by market value, and debt to equity ratio as control variables. The study recommends future deeper analyses and selection of control variables, as well as addressing endogeneity and reverse causality limitations through the use of instrumental variables, and more robust econometric models such as structural equations modeling (SEM).

The King II Report on Corporate Governance was released in March 2002. This report, although focusing on South African businesses, is acclaimed as a world first in setting superior governance standards. Corporate governance in South Africa is undergoing transformation due to the influence of the King II Report, and a range of other global trends such as Global Reporting Initiative guidelines and the infamous collapse of Enron due to governance failures. Non-financial reporting (also referred to as sustainability reporting) forms the main focus of this research project. The financial reporting aspects of corporate governance, and the role of governing boards and auditors fall outside the scope of this study. Through document analysis methods, Eskom's annual reports from 1998 - 2002, were analysed to establish whether patterns in sustainability reporting were identifiable. Employees and consumers of Eskom were. interviewed, using structured interviews to explore their awareness and knowledge regarding sustainability issues. A drastic increase in Eskom's non-financial reporting was identified in 2000. Apart from the corporate governance category, none of the chosen categories showed a major change after the 2002 release of the King II Report. Possible reasons for the lack of clear trends since 2002 are that the pattern is either not yet visible or it could be speculated that Eskom, who had won various reporting awards, is a leader in the field of corporate reporting and specifically on sustainability issues. Eskom had been involved in the reviewing of the first King Report and the drawing up of the recommendations for King II, and could therefore have modified their reporting procedures in 2000, prior'to the release of King II. As shown in the trend analysis, companies are coming under increased pressure to be socially accountable and transparent. This is fast becoming a 'core business issue', illustrated by the status of the King II Report requirements for corporate governance. Even though the terminology 'sustainability reporting' is unfamiliar to employees and consumers, both groups want disclosure and transparency of sustainability issues. Employees were, however, more aware than consumers of Eskom policies regarding sustainability issues. This report recommends that companies take a pro-active approach to corporate governance and sustainability reporting, noting the desire of consumers and employees to be informed about non-financial issues. These stakeholders also need to be made more aware of the meaning and significance of sustainability reporting.

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The thesis is focused on Corporate Governance phenomenon mainly on companies with public shares. Starting from the wide description of problematic the thesis continues with analyzing most important trends in governance, world known standards and even Czech standards. Furthermore it concentrates on description of Public Limited company role in Czech law system with special intention on statutory body. The result is an analysis of the role of Management Board and Supervisory Board, especially their impact on governance, duties and responsibility. In the end reader may find the drafts of measures and case study of corporate governance in Japanese global corporatin MITSUI & Co, Ltd.

Thesis (LLM.) -- University of Limpopo, 2017. / Good corporate governance is essentially about effective, responsible leadership. This is characterized by the ethical values of responsibility, accountability, fairness and transparency, which values underpin good corporate governance. After the promulgation of the Kings Code, amendment of the Companies Act and the promulgation of the Public Financial Management Act, it has been shown that most of the leadership and board of directors in state owned entities have not been following the guidelines and principles provided in these legislations and that’s why most of them are in disarray. It is, therefore, the objective of this research to help restore the integrity and confidence in state owned entities and the need to a draw the line between personal interest and that of the company. An appropriate approach will be to conduct training or a workshop, whereby appointed persons can be reminded of how to discharge their rights and duties before they are instated into a particular post.

Background: Risk and uncertainty as a concept resides in unknown results and uncertainties with the ability of affecting firms. With its ability to affect, comes the necessity for firms to adapt in its corporate strategic decision making. Corporate governance in its broad terms has been shown to impact strategic decision making. As the factors affecting it are not unanimous among prior literature, corporate governance mechanisms' relationship to risk is therefore relevant to examine in order to create a deeper understanding within the subject. Purpose: This paper aims to explain the relationship between strategic decision making with risk and uncertainty as well as the influence on this relationship from corporate governance mechanisms. Additionally, by studying these relationships in a Swedish context, we aim to build upon existing literature of corporate governance. Method: This study uses a positivist deductive approach using a quantitative strategy to investigate the risk-strategic relationship and the influence of corporate governance mechanisms. The study uses a research setting of Swedish firms listed at least one year on the large cap list on Stockholm stock exchange. The data was collected through financial and non-financial databases and annual reports. The data was analyzed using statistical tests. Findings: Change in R&D, capital structure, and employees are all impacted by risk and uncertainty, but change in dividends, intangible assets, and internationalization are unaffected. Risk-strategic connections are influenced by corporate governance mechanisms, but the effect of board independence is negligible. CEO age and gender impact, but not compensation. Identity of ownership matters, however not the concentration.

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No / This study investigates the relationship between the corporate governance structure and performance of 347 companies listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) between 1996 and 2000. We found board size and top five substantial shareholdings to be significantly associated with both market and accounting performance measures. In addition, we found a significant relationship between multiple directorships and market performance while role duality and managerial shareholdings are significantly associated with accounting performance. The result is robust with respect to controls for gearing, company size, industry membership and growth opportunities.

A governança corporativa pode ser definida como um conjunto de mecanismos cujo objetivo é de amenizar os problemas de agência. No intuito de convergir esses mecanismos para um modelo aceito internacionalmente, a Oecd criou uma lista com seus Princípios de Governança Corporativa, adotados inicialmente por cerca de 30 países membros. A partir de então, foram promovidos encontros regionais objetivando a adaptação desses princípios à realidade sócioeconômica de determinadas regiões do planeta. Uma dessas regiões foi a América Latina, onde após os encontros ocorridos no Brasil, Argentina, México e Chile, esta Instituição formulou um documento contendo as diretrizes básicas com recomendações a respeito de práticas de governança específicos para esta região. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho busca identificar o nível de adesão de empresas latino-americanas aos princípios recomendados pela Oecd para a América Latina. Para tanto, o relatório da Oecd que expõe suas recomendações de governança foram transformadas em 49 questões, subdivididas em cinco princípios. A coleta de dados se deu em duas etapas: a primeira consistiu na confrontação dessas questões com as legislações desses quatro países. A segunda etapa confronta as questões com as práticas das empresas, de modo a identificar procedimentos adicionais em relação ao que é exigido pela legislação. Os resultados obtidos apontam que, em termos gerais, o Brasil é o país com maior nível de adesão aos princípios de governança corporativa recomendados pela Oecd, seguidos do México, Chile e Argentina. O principal ponto forte desta região são as recomendações contidas no Princípio I, que trata dos direitos dos acionistas. Por outro lado, os Princípios III, IV e V, que tratam, respectivamente, dos relacionamentos com stakeholders, evidenciação e transparência e das responsabilidades do conselho de administração, se apresentam como os principais pontos fracos. / The corporate governance can be defined as a set of mechanism in order to reduce the agency\'s problems. In the intention of converging those mechanisms for a model accept internationally, Oecd created the Principles of Corporate Governance, adopted initially for about 30 countries members. From then on, regional meetings were promoted aiming at the adaptation of those principles to the certain areas of the planet. One of those areas was Latin America, where after the encounters happened in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Chile, this Institution formulated a document containing the basic guidelines with recommendations specifics for this region. In this context, the present work search to identify the level of adhesion of the Latin-American companies to the principles recommended by Oecd to Latin America. For this, the report of Oecd that exposes the recommendations of corporate governance were transformed in 49 subjects, subdivided in five principles. The collection of data occurred in two stages: the first consisted of the confrontation of those subjects with the legislations of those four countries. The second stage confronts the subjects with the practices of the companies, in way to identify additional practices in relation which is demanded by the legislation. The obtained results appear that, in general terms, Brazil is the country with larger level of adhesion to the principles of corporate governance recommended by Oecd, followed by Mexico, Chile and Argentina. The principal strong point of this region is the recommendations contained in Principle I, which treats of the shareholders\' rights. On the other hand, the Principles III, IV and V, which treat, respectively, of the relationships with stakeholders, disclosure and transparency and the responsibilities of the board administration, they come as the principal weak points.

A governança corporativa pode ser definida como um conjunto de mecanismos cujo objetivo é de amenizar os problemas de agência. No intuito de convergir esses mecanismos para um modelo aceito internacionalmente, a Oecd criou uma lista com seus Princípios de Governança Corporativa, adotados inicialmente por cerca de 30 países membros. A partir de então, foram promovidos encontros regionais objetivando a adaptação desses princípios à realidade sócioeconômica de determinadas regiões do planeta. Uma dessas regiões foi a América Latina, onde após os encontros ocorridos no Brasil, Argentina, México e Chile, esta Instituição formulou um documento contendo as diretrizes básicas com recomendações a respeito de práticas de governança específicos para esta região. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho busca identificar o nível de adesão de empresas latino-americanas aos princípios recomendados pela Oecd para a América Latina. Para tanto, o relatório da Oecd que expõe suas recomendações de governança foram transformadas em 49 questões, subdivididas em cinco princípios. A coleta de dados se deu em duas etapas: a primeira consistiu na confrontação dessas questões com as legislações desses quatro países. A segunda etapa confronta as questões com as práticas das empresas, de modo a identificar procedimentos adicionais em relação ao que é exigido pela legislação. Os resultados obtidos apontam que, em termos gerais, o Brasil é o país com maior nível de adesão aos princípios de governança corporativa recomendados pela Oecd, seguidos do México, Chile e Argentina. O principal ponto forte desta região são as recomendações contidas no Princípio I, que trata dos direitos dos acionistas. Por outro lado, os Princípios III, IV e V, que tratam, respectivamente, dos relacionamentos com stakeholders, evidenciação e transparência e das responsabilidades do conselho de administração, se apresentam como os principais pontos fracos. / The corporate governance can be defined as a set of mechanism in order to reduce the agency\'s problems. In the intention of converging those mechanisms for a model accept internationally, Oecd created the Principles of Corporate Governance, adopted initially for about 30 countries members. From then on, regional meetings were promoted aiming at the adaptation of those principles to the certain areas of the planet. One of those areas was Latin America, where after the encounters happened in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Chile, this Institution formulated a document containing the basic guidelines with recommendations specifics for this region. In this context, the present work search to identify the level of adhesion of the Latin-American companies to the principles recommended by Oecd to Latin America. For this, the report of Oecd that exposes the recommendations of corporate governance were transformed in 49 subjects, subdivided in five principles. The collection of data occurred in two stages: the first consisted of the confrontation of those subjects with the legislations of those four countries. The second stage confronts the subjects with the practices of the companies, in way to identify additional practices in relation which is demanded by the legislation. The obtained results appear that, in general terms, Brazil is the country with larger level of adhesion to the principles of corporate governance recommended by Oecd, followed by Mexico, Chile and Argentina. The principal strong point of this region is the recommendations contained in Principle I, which treats of the shareholders\' rights. On the other hand, the Principles III, IV and V, which treat, respectively, of the relationships with stakeholders, disclosure and transparency and the responsibilities of the board administration, they come as the principal weak points.