Corporate Governance Convergence

Abstract:     
Purpose – This paper develops a discussion looking at the correlation between corporate governance convergence, that how similar is corporate governance between the said countries.

Design/methodology/approach – This study entails Australia, The United States of America, The United Kingdom France, Germany and Italy.

The data collected is from public listed corporations from 2000 – 2006 for the development of multivariate regression models for parametric data.
These developed models are constructed to test relationships between dependant and independent variables in line with research questions and hypotheses.

Findings – The findings found that there is a general correlation of compliance/convergence between common law and codified law countries.

Originality/value – The paper will be of vital importance to other academics looking at this question, and to both public and private sector entities.

Paper type – Research Paper

Number of Pages in PDF File: 18

Keywords: corporate governance convergence

JEL Classification: D21, D22, D31, D79, G35, L25, M41

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