The Cultural Dimension of Codes of Corporate Governance: A Focus on the Olivencia Report
The article deals with the sociocultural and historical background of the Olivencia Report and relates this to the document's content, particularly, to its recommendations for Spanish Boards. A discussion of the distinctively Spanish understandings of loyalty, due diligence and transparency is...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2000
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2000, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 181-192 |
| Further subjects: | B
Corporate Culture
B Olivencia Report B Corporate governance B Spanish corporate culture B European corporate culture B Spain |
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| Summary: | The article deals with the sociocultural and historical background of the Olivencia Report and relates this to the document's content, particularly, to its recommendations for Spanish Boards. A discussion of the distinctively Spanish understandings of loyalty, due diligence and transparency is included. The work ends with insights into parallelisms between corporate governance and political government, specifically on the role of culture, democratic representation and accountability, the distribution of power, the protection of property rights and equality. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1023/A:1006474706790 |