... the gap between what should happen – as per governance guidelines – and what does happen in practice in top level Australian corporations. In making visible what exercises directors most as they operationalise their responsibilities in Australia, a country with a non-mandatory “if not, why not” governance...

... and self-regulation, for remuneration governance in Australia. Design/methodology/approach The synthesis of constructs borrowed from agency and institutional theories and its contextual analysis examines the effectiveness of formal (state regulation) and informal (self-regulation) institutions...

...Kathyayini Kathy Rao; Carol A. Tilt; Laurence H. Lester Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between environmental reporting and corporate governance attributes of companies in Australia. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts a quantitative...

... environment comprises, and how to sustain a healthy environment of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The implementation of the occupational, health and safety regulations varies from state of state in Australia. Practical implications All...

... a high degree of publicity about payouts to terminating CEOs –, e.g. in Australia, the payouts for failed CEOs of National Australia Bank (Bolt, 2004) and James Hardie Group (Charles, 2004). The indication is that there has been growing interest from shareholders and the public in disclosures about...

... of ethics in Australia. Findings The paper finds that, generally, the studied corporate codes of ethics in Australia are of standardized and replicated strategic approaches. In particular, customized and individualized strategic approaches are far from penetrating the ethos of corporate codes...

... Prudential Regulation Authority presented in 2004 are used to illustrate how the framework might be applied to explain the breakdown in risk management systems within a large organization, the National Australia Bank. Findings The framework presented helps to explain the de‐coupling of technical...

...Fred Robins Purpose This paper aims to offer an Australian perspective on the recent crisis of confidence in corporate governance and its legislative and regulatory aftermath. It is informative because Australia's experience is directly comparable with that of the USA but its professional...

.... Robert Brooks can be contacted at: robert.brooks@buseco.monash.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Women directors Corporate governance Gender Boards of Directors Australia As the IPO company matures post listing into an established public company and is subject...

... of Australia's larger companies (top 100) was to merge with another similar medium‐sized international player from a different geographic area. This merger has given both companies the size and the geographic spread to make their combined entity a more viable player, not only in their countries of origin...

...Peter Steane This paper argues that divergence rather than convergence is manifested in non‐profit governance in non‐profit boards in Australia. This reinforces broader literature on governance undertaken in other countries, and suggests expectations of convergence are premature. The inclusion...

... enforcement by taking into account the global nature of corporate actions and financial transactions; I also addressed the need to improve the governance structures of Australia’s corporate entities and the need to put in place a more flexible array of penalties in dealing with corporate crime (Tomasic, 1990...

...Alison Sheridan In this paper, women’s representation on public boards in Australia is explored from two perspectives. First, a gender profile of board membership is developed from the public reports submitted to the Australian Stock Exchange. This analysis suggests that in Australia, the majority...