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Ethics of governance: exploring the role of non-executive directors in corporate sustainability performance
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2023
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/128782 Ethics of governance: exploring the role of non-executive directors in corporate sustainability performance Chembeya, Edina Matamba Hattingh, JP Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Philosophy. Applied ethics. Business ethics Outside directors of corporations Sustainability Corporate governance Ethical leadership Applied ethics Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2023 ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis reviews the role of non-executive directors (NEDs) in corporate sustainability performance. Corporate sustainability has emerged as a changing landscape, and the role of the board and its directors has become more pertinent. Hence, non-executive directors are a significant addition to boards. Moreover, they bring impartiality and external expertise to board decisions. The continued surge in sustainability and governance scandals across the globe has called for NEDs to be vigilant in providing oversight. Against this backdrop, questions about how scandals continue to occur under their watch have been raised. Through a literature review, the study explores the perceived role of NEDs in sustainability performance and provides insights into board attributes that facilitate effective NED oversight. The thesis also draws on agency theory, stakeholder theory, and resource dependence theory, all of which are relevant in analysing the duty of NEDs, the importance of competence, and the management of stakeholders. It also explores how current changes and trends have transformed sustainability oversight and board makeup. Overall, the study examines whether the changing sustainability landscape has had the same effect on NEDs' oversight of sustainability issues. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die rol van nie-uitvoerende direkteure (NUD) in korporatiewe volhoubaarheidsprestasie. Korporatiewe volhoubaarheid het na vore getree as 'n veranderende landskap, en die rol van die direksie en sy direkteure het meer relevant geword. Daarom is nieuitvoerende direkteure 'n belangrike toevoeging tot direksies. Boonop bring hulle onpartydigheid en eksterne kundigheid na direksiebesluite. Die voortgesette toename in volhoubaarheids- en bestuurskandale regoor die wêreld vereis egter dat NUDs waaksaam moet wees in hulle toesig. Teen hierdie agtergrond word vrae gevra oor hoekom skandale steeds onder hul toesig voorkom. Deur die literatuuroorsig ondersoek die studie die waargenome rol van NUDs in volhoubaarheidsprestasie en bied insigte in die direksie-kenmerke wat effektiewe NUD-toesig fasiliteer. Die studie maak ook gebruik van agentskapsteorie, belanghebbendeteorie en hulpbronafhanklikheidsteorie, wat almal relevant is in die ontleding van die pligte van NUDs, die belangrikheid van bevoegdheid en die bestuur van belanghebbendes. Dit ondersoek ook hoe huidige veranderinge en tendense volhoubaarheidsoorsig en direksiesamestelling verander het. Oor die algemeen ondersoek die studie of die veranderende volhoubaarheidslandskap dieselfde uitwerking op NUD se toesig oor volhoubaarheidskwessies gehad het. Masters 2023-07-11T07:17:20Z 2024-01-08T10:58:29Z 2023-07-11T07:17:20Z 2024-01-08T10:58:29Z 2023-06 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/128782 en_ZA en_ZA Stellenbosch University ix, 73 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Business ethics Outside directors of corporations Sustainability Corporate governance Ethical leadership Applied ethics Chembeya, Edina Matamba Ethics of governance: exploring the role of non-executive directors in corporate sustainability performance |
| title | Ethics of governance: exploring the role of non-executive directors in corporate sustainability performance |
| title_full | Ethics of governance: exploring the role of non-executive directors in corporate sustainability performance |
| title_fullStr | Ethics of governance: exploring the role of non-executive directors in corporate sustainability performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethics of governance: exploring the role of non-executive directors in corporate sustainability performance |
| title_short | Ethics of governance: exploring the role of non-executive directors in corporate sustainability performance |
| title_sort | ethics of governance exploring the role of non executive directors in corporate sustainability performance |
| topic | Business ethics Outside directors of corporations Sustainability Corporate governance Ethical leadership Applied ethics |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/128782 |
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