It is apparent that all forms of organisation have governance requirements and procedures but too often we just consider governance in a corporate environment. Equally it is accepted that the concept of governance is concerned with the relationship between the organisation and all of its...

Front Cover -- Modern Organisational Governance -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Part I: Theoretical Perspectives -- Modern Organisational Governance: Re-Examining Governance: The Evidence -- Introduction -- Good Governance and Sustainability -- Modern Governance -- Notes...

Both firms and governments are increasingly taking steps to address sustainability, and at the same time the issue of governance has become more prominent due to the numerous problems in public and business life which have manifest failures in governance. As initiatives for sustainability...

In this chapter the operation of governance in a variety of contexts is shown to be both essential and problematic. Reasons involve contextual and cultural differences as well as different understandings. This led to a consideration of the desirability of global governance and the problems in...