Lesson 2 Flashcards
What’s under the corporate system?
- Corporate Management
- Corporate Governance
deals with daily operations and the process of leading,
administrating, and directing a company.
Corporate Management
– is the system of rules, practices, and processes by which
a company is directed and controlled. It essentially involves balancing the
interests of a company’s many stakeholders such as shareholders, managers,
customers, suppliers, financiers, government, and the community.
Corporate Governance
is defined as someone who protects and takes care of the needs of
others.
Steward
Under the _______ ____, company executives protect the interests of the
owners or shareholders and make decisions on their behalf.
Stewardship Theory
requires that a CEO be trustworthy and willing to put personal gains aside
for the good of the organization.
Stewardship Governance
A steward is defined as someone who protects and takes care of the needs of
others. Under the stewardship theory, company executives protect the interests of the
owners or shareholders and make decisions on their behalf. Their sole objective is to
create and maintain a successful organization so the shareholders prosper. Stewardship
governance requires that a CEO be trustworthy and willing to put personal gains aside
for the good of the organization.
Stewardship Theory of Corporate Governance
Most of the benefits received from _____ ___ are the goals of corporate
governance. Thus, we can say that ____ have a strong impact on strong governance
and the implementation of ____ _____ can ensure good governance.
Business Ethics
is meant to run companies ethically in a manner that all
stakeholders – creditors, distributors, customers, employees, society, and governments
are dealt with in a fair manner.
Corporate Governance
Pillars of Corporate Governance
- Accountability
- Fairness
- Transparency
refers to the obligation and responsibility to give an explanation
or reason for the company’s actions and conduct. Ensures that management is
accountable to the Board and that Board is accountable to shareholders
Accountability
– an individual or institution (including a corporation) that legally
owns one or more shares of stock in a public or private corporation.
Shareholders
is any individual, group, or party that has an interest in an
organization and the outcomes of its actions.
Stakeholders
The primary stakeholders in a
typical corporation are its _______, _______,_______, and ______.
investors, employees, customers, and suppliers.
refers to equal treatment, for example, all shareholders, including
minorities should receive equal consideration for whatever shareholdings they
hold. Each decision made requires balancing the interest of different stakeholders.
fairness