Responsible Governance: International Perspectives For the New Era (Principles for Responsible Management Education Collection)

Leaders must develop new governance models and capabilities if they are to successfully steer their communities through the whitewater rapids of the newly emerging era of social digital connectivity and global dynamic complexity. This new edited book deals with perspectives, debates and case studies illustrating the dynamic complexity of corporate governance in global business now and in future. These are pivotal matters with which leaders and stakeholders must become familiar if they are to be successful in the network age where there are indicators of 'democratization' trends, rising levels of 'shareability' amongst groups of 'prosumers', wider accessibility to information enabling greater scrutiny and accountability or regulation as well as greater surveillance at all organizational levels. With enhanced communication, there are other perceived shifts in political and economic power blocs. This new book indicates specifically how leaders may recognize, review, unlearn old or unhelpful ways of working, the better to reframe the vision and learn new ways to react to these new factors Evolving stories of governance and change are being written into the emerging custom and practice of all kinds of organizations today, whether they are global or domestic, startup or blue chip corporate or government agency. Changing ways of 'doing business' are not new, nor is globalization of business but the velocity and trajectory of both are rapidly accelerating beyond those seen in previous times. In summary, we see an increasing pace of change as the integration of global supply chains and businesses capabilities facilitated or enabled by new digital and other technologies grows adding complexity to already-complicated trading and commercial systems internationally and domestically. Such dynamic complexity is not solely determined by technology and we must also be cognizant of core enabling political, economic, social, legal, environmental and cultural factors in the behaviors of organizations in the global Business and governmental context. In parallel with these changes to social and business norms and practices, there are increasing concerns and challenges for the boards of directors and other governance systems and processes which are intended to ensure good stewardship of the diverse organizations engaged in public or private sector business and their activities globally in the period following the global financial crisis. This book aims to challenge assumptions and present current debates for readers, grounding the critical issues or descriptions in relevant historical and social contexts as well as suggesting ways forward. Authors look at governance of organizations with varied structures, from a number of industries and nations from across the world. The chapter authors discuss many cases and themes of Corporate Social Responsibility from a variety of legal, social or political perspectives, presenting the reader with a rounded evaluation of the relevant legal, social, technological problems, issues, innovations and other insights Content: 1. Provocations to a debate / Tom Cockburn, Khosro S. Jahdi, and Edgar G. Wilson -- 2. Governance and agility in product development / Graham Oakes and Martin von Weissenberg -- 3. Rebooting corporate governance in India: understanding the journey through institutional and regulatory landscape to the Landmark Companies Act 2013 / Roopinder Oberoi -- 4. The importance of enterprise technology governance in effective corporate governance / Shafi Mohammed and Mark Toomey -- 5. Responsible governance and financial accountability: international perspectives for the new era / Carole Pomare and Tony Berry -- 6. Building trust for the internal stakeholder, governance footprints within the organization / Kemi Ogunyemi and Belinda Nwosu -- 7. Corporate governance and voluntary disclosure: a study on the banking industry of Kazakhstan / Rashid Makarov, Nurlan Orazalin, and Monowar Mahmood -- 8. Corporate governance disclosures and firm / Christopher Boachie -- 9. Disaster governance, dealing with an earthquake / Colleen Rigby and Lindsay Fortune -- 10. The role of corporate governance in business performance in Ghana / George K. Amoako -- 11. Corporate governance and microfinance in Ghana: a qualitative insight of key stakeholders / Robert K. Dzogbenuku and Vida A. P. Dzogbenuku -- 12. Multistakeholder committee for sustainable innovation: creating an ethical code in the jewelry business. The experience of the Italian Ethics Committee of Color Gemstones (Assogemme) / Alessandra De Chiara -- 13. Understanding ethical governance through the principles of responsible management education, a literary study / N. Sivakumar -- 14. Postscript: board dynamics, market turbulence, knowledge asymmetries, and long-term structural relationships / Tom Cockburn, Khosro S. Jahdi, and Edgar G. Wilson -- Index. Evolving stories of governance and change are being written into the emerging custom and practice of all kinds of organizations today, whether they are global or domestic, startup or blue chip, corporate or government agency. Changing ways of ‘doing business’ are not new, nor is globalization of business, but the velocity and trajectory of both are rapidly accelerating beyond those seen in previous times. There are increasing concerns and challenges for the boards of directors and other governance systems and processes. They are intended to ensure good stewardship of the diverse organizations in the period following the global nancial crisis. Responsible Governance aims to challenge assumptions and present current debates for readers, grounding the critical issues or descriptions in relevant historical and social contexts as well as suggesting ways forward. Dr Tom Cockburn obtained his rst degree with honors from Leicester University, England, both his MBA and Doctorate were gained at Cardiff University, Wales. Tom is associate fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management and is currently director-policy for the Center for Dynamic Leadership Models in Global Business and a senior associate of The Leadership Alliance Inc., headquartered in Canada. Cover; Responsible Governance: International Perspectives for the New Era; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1: Provocations to a Debate; CHAPTER 2: Governance and Agility in Product Development Organizations; CHAPTER 3: Rebooting Corporate Governance in India: Understanding the Journey through Institutional and Regulatory Landscape to the Landmark Companies Act 2013; CHAPTER 4: The Importance of Enterprise Technology Governance in Effective Corporate Governance; CHAPTER 5: Responsible Governance and Financial Accountability: International Perspectives for the New Era CHAPTER 6: Building Trust for the Internal Stakeholder-Governance Footprints within the OrganizationCHAPTER 7: Corporate Governance and Voluntary Disclosure: A Study on the Banking Industry of Kazakhstan; CHAPTER 8: Corporate Governance Disclosures and Firm performance; CHAPTER 9: Disaster Governance-Dealing with an Earthquake; CHAPTER 10: The Role of Corporate Governance in Business Performance in Ghana; CHAPTER 11: Corporate Governance and Microfinance in Ghana: A Qualitative Insight of Key Stakeholders CHAPTER 12: Multistakeholder Committee for Sustainable Innovation: Creating an Ethical Code in the Jewelry Business. The Experience of the Italian Ethics Committee of Color Gemstones (Assogemme)CHAPTER 13: Understanding Ethical Governance through the Principles of Responsible Management Education-A Literary Study; CHAPTER 14: Postscript: Board Dynamics, Market Turbulence, Knowledge Asymmetries, and Long-term Structural Relationships; Index; Ad page; Cover