Corporate Governance Questionnaire
Corporate Governance encompasses the system of rules, practices, and processes by which a company is directed and controlled. Jensen and Meckling's (1976) agency theory formalized the principal-agent problem—how to ensure management (agents) acts in shareholders' (principals') interests despite information asymmetry and incentive misalignment. The Cadbury Report (1992) operationalized this into practical governance frameworks emphasizing board independence, audit committees, and transparency. This questionnaire assesses organizational governance maturity across multiple dimensions: board structure and independence, internal controls and risk management, audit and compliance, stakeholder engagement, and transparency. Strong governance reduces agency costs, improves decision quality, and protects against fraud and misconduct.
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Sources
- Jensen, M. C., & Meckling, W. H. (1976). Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure. Journal of Financial Economics, 3(4), 305–360. DOI: 10.1016/0304-405X(76)90026-X ↗
- The Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance (1992). Report of the Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance (Cadbury Report). London: The Financial Reporting Council. link ↗
- Brown, L. D., & Caylor, M. L. (2009). Corporate governance and firm operating performance. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 32(2), 129–144. DOI: 10.1007/s11156-008-0090-y ↗