: The governance principle is an important aspect of good governance, and its implementation is believed to have a good impact on governance outcomes, such as corruption reduction and performance improvement. The governance principle has been developed for several types of organisations. However, previous studies did not focus on the rural local administration’s governance. This study aims to develop a good governance principle for the rural local administration. There are four objectives of this study: first, to identify governance principles and their indicators in the literature; second, to create a governance principle using exploratory factor analysis; third, to model the governance principle using the structural equation model (SEM); and finally, to analyse any different perceptions about the governance principles for the rural local administration using univariate analysis. The result showed that 33 indicators of governance principles were identified through the literature. Using 238 usable questionnair[...]
: Key Takeaways: In a startling revelation, a recent study conducted by Thomson Reuters has uncovered glaring deficiencies in corporate governance practices among some of the UK’s most prominent companies. Despite regulatory mandates and heightened scrutiny, a significant portion of FTSE 100 firms are falling short in meeting the standards outlined in the UK’s Corporate Governance Code, posing challenges to transparency and accountability in the business landscape. Compliance Gap: Majority of FTSE 100 Companies Miss the Mark According to the Annual Reporting and AGMs study by Thomson Reuters Practical Law, just 49% of FTSE 100 companies report full compliance with the The post Shocking Revelation: Half of Top UK Companies Fail Corporate Governance Test! appeared first on Business Today
: From time to time, this blog will highlight initiatives, ideas, or activities coming from members, committees or special interest groups (SIGs). Today: Adapting the SALI Taxonomy to the Canadian Legal Environment , b y Michael McAlpine , Manager, Information, Research & Knowledge at Siskinds (London, Ontario) On September 28 th , the Knowledge Management Special Interest Group of CALL met to discuss and learn about the Legal Matter Specification Standard developed by the SALI Alliance . The SALI Alliance (Standards Advancement for the Legal Industry) is a non-profit organization open to all stakeholders in the legal community. Members include law firms, companies, legal service providers, legal industry associations and academic institutions. Founding sponsors are the Legal Marketing Association (LMA) and the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA). Guest speaker Jim Hannigan spoke about the history of the taxonomy and the current uses of it in the legal industry. Michael McAlpine then discussed the work d[...]