publié le 11.06.19
CALL for PAPERS
The dismissal of the French minister of Environment can be considered a political epiphenomenon but it underlines the necessity of considering sustainability at a global governance level. This event might also point at the sustainability of corporate governance as intimately linked to the global sustainability.
The increasingly uncertain and complex global environment highlights the urgency of a governance for sustainability. For this purpose, corporate governance debates have extended beyond corporations, but within the same traditional paradigms and models as if all organisations, institutions, social and political entities are economic enterprises. Such complexity necessitates rethinking the nature of corporate objectives and concepts such as organisational purpose and, accordingly, organisational strategy, structure, mechanisms, and processes, within an emerging new transnational order.
Governance and sustainability are fundamental to the continuing operation of any corporation. They moved from being fashionable concepts to being complex and intertwined. While it is relatively clear what is generally meant by corporate governance it is much less clear what is meant by sustainability. However, built through the analytical lens of Western interests, the well-beaten paths of mainstream corporate governance models, guidelines and reforms, without comprehensive, encompassing and innovative theories, have not engaged adequately with contemporary and evolutionary debates for equitable and sustainable new global development. Global economic and social turmoil undermine the old global system.
Many initial assumptions about the appeal of global development and governance have run aground on the shoals of countervailing realities. Understanding the hegemony of formal markets reveals the hidden domination of ‘new’ old elites who are deeply involved in driving the growth of all types of markets. Formal and informal markets are becoming intertwined in such a way that only focused analysis can shed light on what is truly contributing to societal well-being or standing in its way.
Many scholars focus on value creation in all types of markets but less is done for value distribution. For that aim, the concept of value itself has to be examined more critically to develop an alternative way of thinking about the marketable appeal of (corporate) governance best practices. Management literature has begun to question these issues and to call for a deeper understanding of the dynamics of political, social and corporate changes. Not only scholars in management, but also those in political science and law urge rethinking of governance definitions and frameworks for markets as a unique arbiter. Distinctive calls to rethink the purpose, form and value of organisations are converging upon the broad concept of ‘corporate’ governance to better grasp the changing interplay of governments, civil society actors and corporations. Accordingly, studies are needed that examine these dynamics from multiple perspectives, and critical thinking is required to build knowledge for generating new creative, alternative approaches to corporate governance.
This workshop aims to establish a foundation for building “local” theories and methodologies: in this call for papers we invite academics (but not exclusively) to present cutting edge research and thought leadership dealing with emerging directions for corporate governance sustaining sustainability. We seek empirical and conceptual papers which address a diverse set of issues that include but are not limited to the following debates:
Prof. Alessandro Zattoni, LUISS Business School – School of Managementco Editor-in-Chief of Corporate Governance: An International Review
Full professor of Strategy and Dean of the Business and Management Department at LUISS University Rome. Previously he was Associate Dean for Executive Education and Life-Long Learning and Director of the XI and XII edition of EMBA at LUISS Business School. He has been visiting scholar at the Wharton School of Pennsylvania University, at the Queensland University of Technology, and at the WIAS (Waseda Institute for Advanced Studies) of Waseda University. He published more than 100 articles and books on corporate governance. He received a best paper award from Corporate Governance: An International Review, Economia & Management, and SDA Bocconi School of Management.
Jo Iwasaki, Head of Corporate Governance – ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
She leads ACCA’s thinking on corporate governance, including governance principles, board responsibilities, and corporate culture and governance. She has presented and lectured to various audiences, including directors, academics, and students. She is a fellow chartered accountant and was qualified while working in the tax and audit departments at PricewaterhouseCoopers. In addition to corporate governance, she also has extensive experience in auditing and assurance.
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* are included: documentation, coffee breaks, lunch, dinner gala.
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