dc.contributor.advisor | Isaacs, Eslyn | |
dc.contributor.advisor | May, Chris | |
dc.contributor.author | Rispel, Reginald | |
dc.contributor.other | | |
dc.contributor.other | Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-09T00:44:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010/01/26 02:47 | |
dc.date.available | 2010/01/26 | |
dc.date.available | 2014-02-09T00:44:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2806 | |
dc.description | Magister Commercii - MCom | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This literature study aims to identify international best practice concerning the role of the board and more particularly that of the independent director in ensuring good corporate governance. The study is based on sources which include a large contingent of up to date sources on the subject ranging from newspaper articles, journal articles, various corporate governance codes, company reports and reports on governance such as Cadbury and Higgs. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
dc.subject | Corporate governance | en_US |
dc.subject | Agency theory | en_US |
dc.subject | Stewardship theory | en_US |
dc.subject | Stakeholder theory | en_US |
dc.subject | Managerial hegemony | en_US |
dc.title | International Perspectives on the Proper Role of the Independent Director: Implications for South African Boards of Directors | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
dc.description.country | South Africa | |