http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/corporate-governance-blog.html The corporate governance blog keeps you up-to-date with new pages and articles on the Applied Corporate Governance website. en-us corporate governance Mon, 07 May 2012 11:37:37 GMT Mon, 07 May 2012 11:37:37 GMT applied-corporate-governance.com http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/accountability-definition-case-studies.html http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/accountability-definition-case-studies.html Coming up with a simple accountability definition is not as simple as it sounds. Here we present case studies and our own thoughts on what it should include. Mon, 07 May 2012 11:37:37 GMT http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/business-education-trends.html http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/business-education-trends.html International MBA programmes have been the mainstay of executive development and will continue to dominate business education trends; but is it still relevant to today's business environment? Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:36:48 GMT http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/importance-of-strategic-management-2012.html http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/importance-of-strategic-management-2012.html A look at the ever increasing importance of strategic management in 2012, a time of great uncertainty and change, with examples and case studies. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:55:15 GMT http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/due-diligence.html http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/due-diligence.html The different attitudes of institutional and private equity investors when conducting due diligence Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:55:41 GMT http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/stakeholder-perceptions.html http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/stakeholder-perceptions.html Perception is reality in the eye of the Stakeholder: reputation management and using social media to measure and inform stakeholder perceptions Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:18:47 GMT http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/governance-in-africa.html http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/governance-in-africa.html Since our first invitation to lecture in South Africa following the first King Report, Governance in Africa has been a major focus of our corporate governance work Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:37:00 GMT http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/africa-foreign-direct-investment.html http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/africa-foreign-direct-investment.html Increasing Africa Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is the biggest priority in sub-Saharan Africa at present. Africa currently receives just 1% of global inward investment. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:12:00 GMT http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/corporate-governance-update-Winter-2009-2010.html http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/corporate-governance-update-Winter-2009-2010.html Corporate Governance Update Winter 2009-2010: a review of the main developments in corporate governance from around the world. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:59:47 GMT http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/iso-26000.html http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/iso-26000.html What is ISO 26000 and is it important as a tool for corporate social responsibility and sustainable business? Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:58:03 GMT http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/marks-and-spencer.html http://www.applied-corporate-governance.com/marks-and-spencer.html The directors remuneration debate rages on with Marks and Spencer and its Chairman and CEO, Sir Stuart Rose, and the Remuneration Committee clashing with investors over options. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:44:39 GMT