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A case for the extension of the 'comply or explain' philosophy to a national code of corporate governance in Zimbabwe: a comparative analysis

After the wave of corporate collapses in the United Kingdom (UK) in the late 1980s and early 1990s, a need for corporate governance reform was realised in that country. There was an introduction of self-regulation as a method of corporate governance. The private sector initiated efforts to improve c...

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Main Author: Simbo, Chiedza
Other Authors: Mongalo, Tshepo
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Language:English
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Published: Department of Commercial Law 2026
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/43136 A case for the extension of the 'comply or explain' philosophy to a national code of corporate governance in Zimbabwe: a comparative analysis Simbo, Chiedza Mongalo, Tshepo Commercial Law After the wave of corporate collapses in the United Kingdom (UK) in the late 1980s and early 1990s, a need for corporate governance reform was realised in that country. There was an introduction of self-regulation as a method of corporate governance. The private sector initiated efforts to improve corporate governance leading to recommendations by the Cadbury, the Greenbury, the Hampel, the Turnbul, the Smith and the Higgs Committees. 2026-04-28T10:29:16Z 2026-04-28T10:29:16Z 2009 2026-04-28T10:27:21Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters LLM http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43136 en eng application/pdf Department of Commercial Law Faculty of Law University of Cape Town
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A case for the extension of the 'comply or explain' philosophy to a national code of corporate governance in Zimbabwe: a comparative analysis
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title A case for the extension of the 'comply or explain' philosophy to a national code of corporate governance in Zimbabwe: a comparative analysis
title_full A case for the extension of the 'comply or explain' philosophy to a national code of corporate governance in Zimbabwe: a comparative analysis
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title_full_unstemmed A case for the extension of the 'comply or explain' philosophy to a national code of corporate governance in Zimbabwe: a comparative analysis
title_short A case for the extension of the 'comply or explain' philosophy to a national code of corporate governance in Zimbabwe: a comparative analysis
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