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Corporate Governance
: The Race to the BottomCorporate Governance and the International Experience
By J. Robert Brown
We are fortunate today to have two student pieces, each on an aspect of international corporate governance. The piece from Salman Banaei looks at the scandal in France involving the "rogue" trader at Societe Generale and the differences the consequences to top management. The other post is by Ahmed Alabdulkarem and looks at the impact of some Islamic principles on companies in Saudi Arabia, specifically the obligation to pay alms to the needy. Both illustrate some of the very different approaches to corporate governance in the global market and why there can not be a "one size fits all" approach to governance.
Full post as published by The Race to the Bottom on February 29, 2008 (boomark / email).
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