Who's Running the Company? : A Guide to Reporting on Corporate Governance

The media guide aims at helping business journalists report on corporate governance and raise public awareness of the impact it has on businesses, shareholders, and the broader community of stakeholders. This report will help journalists develop cl...

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Main Authors:	Global Corporate Governance Forum, International Center for Journalists
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	ABUSE OF POWER ACQUISITION ACQUISITIONS ARBITRATION AUDIT COMMITTEE AUDIT COMMITTEES BAILOUT BAILOUTS BALANCE SHEET BANKING LAWS BANKING PROGRAM BANKS BENEFICIAL OWNERS BEST INTERESTS OF SHAREHOLDERS BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBERS BOARDS OF DIRECTORS BROKERAGE BUSINESS CASE BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS ENTITY BUSINESS RISKS CEO CEOS CHAIRMAN AND CEO CHECKS CHIEF EXECUTIVE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CIVIL LAW COLLATERAL COMMON LAW COMPANIES ACT COMPANY COMPANY MEETING COMPANY MEETINGS COMPANY OFFICIALS COMPENSATION POLICY COMPETITORS COMPUTER SYSTEMS CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONGLOMERATE CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS CORP. CORPORATE ASSETS CORPORATE BOARD CORPORATE BOARDS CORPORATE DIRECTORS CORPORATE EXECUTIVES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES CORPORATE OFFICERS CORPORATE PRACTICE CORPORATE SCANDAL CORPORATE SCANDALS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CORPORATE STRUCTURE CORPORATION CORPORATIONS CREDIBILITY DEBT DELAWARE DELTA DEPOSIT DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS DERIVATIVE DERIVATIVES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISSENTING SHAREHOLDERS DIVERSIFICATION DIVIDENDS ECONOMIC CRISES EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT EMPLOYMENT EQUATOR PRINCIPLES EQUITY INVESTMENT EXCHANGE COMMISSION EXTERNAL FINANCE FAMILY BUSINESSES FIDUCIARY DUTIES FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL REPORTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FIRMS FRAUD FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTING FUND MANAGER FUTURE PROSPECTS GLOBAL COMPACT GLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNANCE PRACTICES GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY HEDGE FUND HEDGE FUND MANAGER HOLDING HOLDINGS INCOME INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS INDEPENDENT SHAREHOLDERS INDIVIDUALS INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL COURTS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTIGATION INVESTING INVESTMENT FUND INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTOR RELATIONS JOB LOSSES LARGE COMPANIES LAWYER LEGAL RIGHT LIMITED LISTED COMPANIES LISTED COMPANY LLC LOAN LOCAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LONG-TERM INTERESTS LTD. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER MANAGERS MEMBER BOARD MERGERS MICROFINANCE MINING CORPORATION MINORITY INVESTOR MINORITY INVESTORS MINORITY SHAREHOLDER MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MONOPOLY MORTGAGE MUTUAL FUND NATURAL RESOURCES NEW PRODUCTS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OUTPUT PARTNERSHIP PARTY PENSION PENSION FUND PENSION FUNDS PERSONAL INCOME PORTFOLIO PRIVATE EQUITY PROXY PROXY STATEMENT PROXY STATEMENTS PUBLIC COMPANIES PUBLIC PENSION PUBLIC RELATIONS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REACTIONS REPUTATION RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT RETIREMENT SYSTEM RETURN RETURNS RISK EXPOSURE RISK MANAGEMENT SECURITIES SECURITIES MARKETS SECURITIES REGULATORS SETTLEMENT SHARE OPTION SHARE OPTIONS SHARE OWNERSHIP SHARE PRICE SHARE PRICES SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDER ACTIONS SHAREHOLDER ACTIVIST SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISTS SHAREHOLDER INTEREST SHAREHOLDER INTERESTS SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS SHAREHOLDER PRESSURES SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS SHAREHOLDERS SINGLE SHAREHOLDER SOCIETY STAKEHOLDERS STATE-OWNED COMPANIES STATE-OWNED COMPANY STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK EXCHANGES STOCK MARKET STRICT LIABILITY SUBSIDIARIES SUBSIDIARY SUPERVISORY BOARD SUPERVISORY BOARDS SUPPLIERS TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRACK RECORD TRADING TRANSACTION TRANSPARENCY TRUSTS VENDORS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/16900838/whos-running-company-guide-reporting-corporate-governance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23706

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Summary:	The media guide aims at helping business journalists report on corporate governance and raise public awareness of the impact it has on businesses, shareholders, and the broader community of stakeholders. This report will help journalists develop clear and compelling stories that examine how a company is governed. It was produced by IFC's Global Corporate Governance Forum in partnership with the International Center for Journalists, an organization that advances quality journalism worldwide. Topics include the media's role reporting on corporate governance, how a board of directors functions, what financial reports reveal, and how to track down information that sheds light on a company's performance in an informed way.

Who's Running the Company? : A Guide to Reporting on Corporate Governance

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