At the present time (mid-2010), it is uncertain if the economic crisis is over or not as the recovery is dwindling and the pundits are talking us into a double dip recession. This crisis has however highlighted failures in governance and failures in regulation. Indeed, some writers have argued...

One of the main issues which has been of concern to corporate managers, both before the crisis and much more so during it, is that of corporate governance ( Aras, 2008 ). Indeed for the last 25 years corporate governance has attracted a great deal of attention. Early impetus was provided by...

It is clearly accepted that good corporate governance (CG) is fundamental to the successful continuing operation of any company; hence, much attention has been paid to the procedures of such governance. Often however what is actually meant by the CG of a firm is merely assumed without being made...

Technologists typically give little thought to the negative impacts of technology upon society at large, preferring instead to argue that there is no alternative, and to label those raising social concerns as ‘Luddites’. In any responsible society however it is essential that thought is...