Corporate governance: the inputs to outcomes evolution. Issue 2 (22nd April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: de Beer, Linda
• Is Part Of: Journal of global responsibility. Volume 11:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 161
• Page End: 166
• Publication Date: 2020-04-22
• Subjects: Corporate governance outcomes -- Governance principles -- Ethical culture -- Leadership -- Legitimacy -- Performance -- Reputation -- Stakeholders -- Sustainable value creation -- Trust; Social responsibility of business -- Periodicals; Social entrepreneurship -- Periodicals; Ethics -- Periodicals; 658.40805
• DOI: 10.1108/JGR-10-2019-0092
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2041-2568

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that there was a clear shift from the First King Report in 1994, which advocated an input approach to corporate governance, to the Fourth King Report in 2016 that proposed an outcomes-based approach to corporate governance. It will be demonstrated that there was a gradual shift from an "apply-or-explain" approach in the earlier editions of the King Reports, to an "apply-an-explain" approach in the fourth edition of the King Report. Design/methodology/approach: Historical narrative and analysis. Findings: The fourth King Report, published in 2016, encapsulates an evolution in corporate governance thinking where four good governance outcomes – ethical culture, good performance, effective control and legitimacy – are placed at the forefront of measuring governance, with governance principles and practices following from these outcomes. Originality/value: This study is part of a special issue that looks at the contribution of the King Reports to governance globally.