A Review Analysis Corporate Governance and Insider Ownership
Dr Prakash Chandra Vaish
Associate Professor and Head, Dept of Commerce, Government College, Todarpur, Hardoi
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Corporate governance is concerned with aligning the interests of investors and managers and in
ensuring that firms are run for the benefit of all classes of investors. In broader sense however
good governance the extent to which co.’s are run in an open & honest manner creates overall
confidence entrances efficiency of international capital allocation and contribute ultimately to the
nation’s overall wealth & welfare. (The overall importance of corporate Governance should
governance be concerned with protecting the interests of all stake holders or only one class of
stake holders i.e. share holders. The role contribution of the independent directors for good
governance is high highlighted.) Noticing the situation it is the time that the corporate world &
civil Society need to take a more active role in ensuring the restructuring & Transformation of
governance
Keywords: Good Governance; Interests of Investors and Managers; Corporate Governance
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