21st Century Corporate Governance: Fit for Purpose?
Article Type: Call for papers From: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Volume 26, Issue 4
First call for papers for Forthcoming International Conference: 25/26th September 2013
Henley Centre for Governance, Accountability & Responsible Investment,Henley Business School, Greenlands, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3AU.
Deadline for submission of papers 30th April 2013
The conference aims to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners in the broad area of corporate governance and accountability to discuss challenges in corporate governance in the 21st Century and whether corporate governance in an international context is ‘fit for purpose’. In the wake of the global financial crisis, corporations, banks, institutional investors, accountants and a wide array of corporate stakeholders are faced with immense challenges, juggling a difficult global financial environment with societal demands for enhanced accountability and transparency, as well as mounting pressures to shoulder responsibility for social and environmental impacts. Ethics has been highlighted as a core ingredient of ‘good’ corporate governance following substantial breaches in ethical behaviour within financial institutions and corporations worldwide. Public trust and confidence in financial services and in the corporate sector is at an all-time low. In the UK, the 2009 Walker Review raised deep concerns regarding executive remuneration and remuneration structures. The 2010 UK Stewardship Code set an agenda for greater engagement and dialogue by the institutional investment community. The Kay Review in 2012 illuminated a loss of confidence in the financial sector. Countries worldwide are developing Codes of Best Practice for Corporate Governance and focusing on improving mechanisms of transparency and risk management. Papers presented at the conference, as well as a number of key-note addresses from high profile academics and practitioners will engender a wide debate on ways to enhance governance and accountability, tackle unethical behaviour and nurture societal trust in companies and financial institutions.
Submission of papers
Academic research papers will be reviewed by members of an international scientific committee. Practitioner reports and papers will be reviewed by an international network of practitioners, policy makers and corporate governance consultants.
Papers on all aspects of corporate governance are welcome. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
Enhancing board effectiveness
The role of non-executive directors
Executive remuneration, bonuses and remuneration structures
Remuneration, audit and nominations committee dynamics
Risk management, risk disclosures and internal control
Institutional investor relations: engagement and dialogue
Responsible investment: consideration of environmental, social and governance factors
Corporate governance disclosures and evaluations of governance effectiveness
Sustainability reporting , integrated reporting and stakeholder engagement
Development of corporate governance codes of practice worldwide
International comparative differences in corporate governance
Public, voluntary and charity sector governance
Theoretical and methodological issues in corporate governance research
Full papers should be submitted before 30th April 2013 to Professor Jill Solomon (J.F.Solomon@henley.ac.uk).Presenters will be notified by 30th June 2013 of the acceptance of their papers.
Registration and accommodation
A website will soon be on line for conference registration. There is limited accommodation available on campus which will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
Author Guidelines
Manuscripts must be free of any identification of the author(s) and affiliations
A separate document should be provided containing the following details: paper title, abstract, keywords; title, affiliation, contact address, email address of authors
Manuscripts are to be written in English and should be submitted in MS Word format
Manuscripts should not exceed 12,000 words, Harvard referencing style to be used
