1 A Multinational Code of Conduct for South Africa -- 2 The Emergence of the Anti-Apartheid Movement -- 3 The First Step toward Implementation -- 4 Shaping the Organization -- 5 Measuring Progress -- 6 Eli Lilly & Company, Inc. -- 7 Ford Motor Corporation of South Africa -- 8 Raising the Ante --...

Purpose – This paper aims to focus on an analysis of industry‐based voluntary codes of conduct in the international arena with special reference to the operations of the global mining industry. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the working of the mining industry's voluntary...

Purpose – This article aims to place recent corporate governance reforms in the historical context of the good corporate citizenship movement that began in the US in the mid‐1990s and came to an abrupt end in 2002 when the most recent spate of corporate scandals emerged. It explores what the...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the impact of a US law, called Alien Tort Statute (ATS), on the overseas operations of multinational corporations with regard to human rights abuses. The law has the potential of creating substantial financial liabilities and operational risks for the...

Purpose – The object of this paper is to examine the debate in business ethics over extending insights from political philosophy (e.g. theories of distributive justice) to address questions about the management and governance of economic enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

Purpose – As corporations continue to face substantial information asymmetries between managers and shareholders, they must decide how to mitigate this agency problem using various mechanisms of corporate governance. Two of these mechanisms include the board of directors and takeover defenses....

Purpose – This paper aims at discussing the determinants of strategic transparency and the governance structure of the East Asian firms. The relatively weak institutional infrastructure in East Asia raises the question about the adaptable governance structure and transparency in the East Asian...