Governance - All Articles

Australians rank crime and public safety as the most important issues facing society, according to a new survey. ... read more

Leigh Clifford, CEO of the minerals and metals giant, Rio Tinto, is taking a very long-term approach, while the global business community is most often criticised for engaging in short-termism. ... read more

When AGSM students take the integrated program (IP) on corporate governance, they soon discover that two of their teachers hold opposite opinions on one of the subject’s most contentious issues. ... read more

Aligning corporate social responsibility (CSR) with the objectives of a business is commonsense, according to Insurance Australia Group (IAG) chief executive Michael Hawker who decries the notion of companies focusingsed on short-term profitability for shareholders benefiting customers and shareholdersat the expense of either their employees, customers or the community as ‘ludicrous’. ... read more

The latest reports on philanthropic trends have highlighted how wealthy Australians are lagging behind. The number of ‘living rich’ has hit an unprecedented high with an estimate of 3,000 Australians now believed to have a net worth of more than A$20 million. ... read more

"Unless the managers of tomorrow take some time looking at CSR issues, in the same way as they would look at risk management and HR and marketing, then we are not going to progress this in this country to the extent we should." ... read more

Despite more than a decade of reform, corporate governance failures keep happening. A repeated target for both blame and reform has been the non-executive director. ... read more

It seems that whenever you turn a page in a newspaper or business magazine, the issue of ‘excessive payments’ to senior executives of corporations, particularly on termination, is reported. ... read more

A crisis of confidence in corporate conduct has sparked calls for governance reform. Professors Lex Donaldson and Chris Adam examined the issues in the MBA classroom. Lachlan Colquhoun* reports. ... read more

The ability of corporate Australia to engage in effective self-regulation needs a genuine commitment to ethical conduct, according to a new AGSM course on business ethics. Helene Zampetakis* reports. ... read more

How big is the gap between government and corporate support for human rights? AGSM labour expert, professor Steve Frenkel, spoke with Amnesty International Australia’s national director Tim Budge and Amnesty business group co-convenors, Richard Boele and Rohan MacMahon, about aligning economic and moral agendas. ... read more

It’s time companies recognised that social and financial performance are not incompatible and that operating ethically can be good for the bottom line. by Marc Orlitzky* ... read more

David Gonski prescribes remedies to repair the tarnished image of big business. Lachlan Colquhoun reports. ... read more