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Good Corporate Governance

Corporate governance has two ways to explain its definition. The first is the corporate or
corporation. When you hear the word "corporate," you're envisioning a particular kind of
business or organization. Some of the well-known corporations that offer products or services
to customers are Apple, Coca-Cola, and Amazon. The corporation is unique from other forms of
business for two reasons. First is that the owner of the corporation is what we call the
shareholder, and they are the ones who are liable for paying the debt of the company but have
the right to profit from its success. Second is that the shareholder does not directly manage or
engage in the day-to-day activity, meaning to say they hire people to do it for them and that’s
what we call the Board of Directors. These are the ones who act on their behalf. Specifically, a
corporation happens through this: The shareholders elect the board or director, and the board
of directors appoints and oversees corporation management for the benefit of the
shareholder. 

The second is governance. Governance refers to the relationship between the corporation's
management, board of directors, and shareholders. It says that when the connection is strong,
working, and effective, it describes good corporate governance. If that happens to all parties,
everyone will benefit, including the shareholder, board of directors, and corporate
management. Aside from them, this good corporate governance will also benefit the
customers, employees, and suppliers. That’s how good corporate governance affects us. 

In general, when we say good corporate governance, its job is to ensure that an organization’s
board of directors meets regularly, retains control over the business, and has clearly defined
responsibilities. It also ensures a robust risk management system. Corporate governance is one
of the cornerstones of any good business.
The corporate Governance

Corporate governance has a variety of definitions. According to the ASX Corporation Council,
good governance is the system of rules, relationships, and practices that determine the
direction and control of an organization, which means to say, corporate governance in the
business context refers to the systems of rules, practices, and processes by which companies
are governed. In this way, the corporate governance model followed by a specific company is
the distribution of rights and responsibilities by all participants in the organization.

According to the OECD, corporate governance is the key element in improving economic
efficiency and enhancing investors’ confidence. But in practical terms, governance means the
system by which an organization is controlled and operates and the mechanism by which it and
its people are held to account. The word governance comes from the Latin word meaning
"helmsman or captain of the ship." The ship's governance begins with the board, but what is
primarily to blame for destroying corporate bodies is that they neglected their stakeholder
obligations.

Good governance practice has four essential elements, which are the Transparency,
accountability, stewardship, integrity. Transparency is a critical component of corporate
governance because it ensures that all of a company's actions can be checked at any given time
by an outside observer. This makes its processes and transactions verifiable, so if a question
does come up about a step, the company can provide a clear answer. The principle
of accountability maintains that businesses should be held responsible for the impact of their
actions on society and the environment. It is also an important concept for investors and
shareholders concerned with ethical investing. The stewardship of state resources refers to a
condition in which the government serves as an effective manager and responsible protector of
critical state resources. Integrity is defined as a state or condition in which the objectives of the
managers and the shareholders of a corporation are undivided and complete.
The compensation of the managers and the shareholders is selected as a subset of the
objectives. Good governance is about working out the practices to make and carry out
corporate decisions and also monitoring the decisions and the organization's performance.

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