Corporate Governance and Leadership: Analysis and Recommendations

Running head: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP
Corporate governance and leadership
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Executive summary
The aim of this report is to study the case study titled, “Corporate Governance and Leadership:
First international forum. Paris. White paper” and analyze the role of corporate governance and
leadership in organizations. In any organization, the chief executive officer holds supreme
authority. He is the head of the organization and is thus responsible for taking all major decisions
that affect the business operations. Accordingly, he is also liable and accountable for the
consequences of such actions. He is also responsible for ensuring maximum employee
engagement and loyalty, through a variety of practices which have been discussed below.
Moreover, good corporate governance practices, implying good behavioral patterns in CEOs,
have also been highlighted. The concept of leadership and appropriate leadership styles for CEOs
have also been examined.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................3
Discussion:.......................................................................................................................................4
Behavioral patterns of CEOs.......................................................................................................4
Leadership and management style of CEOs................................................................................6
CEO and his relationship with the employees.............................................................................8
Conclusion:....................................................................................................................................10
References:....................................................................................................................................11

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Introduction:
Corporate governance may be defined as the system comprising rules and regulations and
operational processes which direct and control a firm. The main role of corporate governance is
to ensure that the interests of the organization’s stakeholders are balanced and taken care of
(Stout & Blair, 2017). It is a well known fact that every organization would have its own set of
business objectives and long term and short term goals which must be attained in due course of
time. Effective corporate governance within an organization wouled help it achieve its objectives
and goals (Claessens & Yurtoglu, 2013). As a matter of fact, corporate governance involves
every minute aspect of organizational management, which would include internal controls,
action plans and also measurements of firm performance. In the case study titled, “Corporate
Governance and Leadership : First international forum. Paris. White paper”, the author discusses
about the role of governance and its relationship with leadership. Corporate governance refers to
the structure of an organization and the means through which its processes are carried out. As
such, the leaders of an organization would be entrusted with the role of direction and
management of the same and would be held accountable for all results and corporate
performance (Charlety, 2013). In the following sections, the role of the CEO within an
organization, along with other aspects of corporate governance, will be evaluated based on the
case study.