Governance
Lead Researchers: Dr Demetra Arsalidaou, Dr Aris Solomon (Alumni), Dr Jill Solomon (Alumni)
Governance concerns the way in which organisations are managed, how power is exercised within them and the ways in which organisations are held accountable for their actions. It is therefore a central aspect of Corporate Social Responsibility and a core theme within BRASS’s research.
It was an interesting coincidence that BRASS was established in October 2001, the same month that the scandal involving Enron first began to unravel through a series of financial revelations and a slide in its share price. Standards of corporate governance and accountability were always intended to be a key theme of BRASS’s research, and these have become vitally important issues throughout the post-Enron World.
BRASS’s work in Corporate Governance has included the publication of a leading text book, ‘Corporate Governance and Accountability’, by Jill Solomon and Aris Solomon and published by John Wiley in 2004. Other research work in the area has addressed several specific themes including :
• International comparative studies involving the UK, Japan and South Korea;
• Work investigating the impact of specific codes and regulation in standards of corporate governance;
• The responsibilities of Boards of Directors and of Pension Fund Trustees in relation to corporate governance.
Outputs
• Solomon, J. and Solomon, A. (2004), ‘Corporate Governance and Accountability’, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester.
• Arsalidou D (2006) "Stakeholders, Directors' Duties and the Company Law Reform Bill 2005", International and Comparative Corporate Law Journal, 5 (2) 1-20
• Arsalidou D (2005) "An Examination into the Role of the Courts in Articulating a Standard of Care for Company Directors", The Company Lawyer, 26 (5) 157-162
• Arsalidou D and Wang, M (2005) "Difficulties with Enforcing Western Standards of Corporate Governance in Asia", European Business Law Review, 2 329-340
• Arsalidou D and Wang, M (2005) "The Challenges with Imposing the OECD Disclosure Requirements in East Asia" in European Business Law Review, 16 (6) 1477-1499
• Williams, A. (2004) "Governance And Sustainability: An Investigation Of The Role Of Policy Mediators In The European Union Policy Process" in Policy & Politics 32(1) pp.95-110.
• Solomon, J. (2004), "The Operating and Financial Review 2005" in European Financial Services Regulation 16 pp.7-8
• Solomon, A. & Solomon, J. (2004) "Assessing the potential impact of the revised combined code on corporate governance" in International Company and Commercial Law Review 4(15) pp.99-104
• Solomon, A., Solomon, J. & Suto, M. (2004) "Can the UK experience provide lessons for the evolution of socially responsible investment in Japan?" in Corporate Governance: an International Review 12(4) pp.552-566
• Solomon, J.F. with Demirag, I. (2003) "Developments in international corporate governance and the impact of recent events" in Corporate Governance: an International Review 11(1) pp.1-7
• Solomon, J.F. with Lin, S. & Norton, S.D. (2003) "The evolving function of the board of directors in Taiwanese companies" in Corporate Governance: An International Review 11(3) pp.235-248
• Solomon, J.F. with Solomon, A., Joseph, N.L. & Norton, S.D. (2002) "Who would be a trustee?: the growth of SRI in UK pension funds" in New Academy Review 1(4)
• Solomon, J.F., Solomon, A. & Park, C. (2002) "A framework for corporate governance reform in South Korea" in Corporate Governance: An International Review 10(1) pp.29-46
• Solomon, J.F., Solomon, A. & Park, C. (2002) "The evolving role of institutional investors in South Korean corporate governance: some empirical evidence" in Corporate Governance: An International Review 10(3) pp.211-224
