The term, ‘corporate governance’ is often bandied about, but rarely explained in the context of a framework which can be applied to a variety of enterprise types.
So what is it? Corporate governance is traditionally thought of as the way in which enterprises are directed and controlled. More recently, corporate governance has been defined as the framework of rules and procedures by which the decisions in an enterprise are made, and how the controllers and held accountable for them. The term, ‘enterprise’ refers to all types of associations, companies, trusts and other hybrid entities that provide a product or service (Enterprise).
