Corporate governance in the public sector: Reflections on experience in Ireland

The article proceeds from the context for corporate governance in the public sector in Ireland. It examines the adoption and evolution of corporate governance guidance, standards and codes, and focuses on the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. In reflecting on the scope and depth o...

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Main Authors: Horan Aidan, Mulreany Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-12-01
Series:Administration
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/admin-2020-0027
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spelling doaj-98103f18caf64abdb86ccc42c1a971142021-09-06T19:41:02ZengSciendoAdministration2449-94712020-12-0168412114410.2478/admin-2020-0027admin-2020-0027Corporate governance in the public sector: Reflections on experience in IrelandHoran Aidan0Mulreany Michael1Institute of Public Administration,IrelandInstitute of Public Administration,IrelandThe article proceeds from the context for corporate governance in the public sector in Ireland. It examines the adoption and evolution of corporate governance guidance, standards and codes, and focuses on the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. In reflecting on the scope and depth of the provisions of the state body code, the article points to various implementation challenges using examples in the areas of culture, risk appetite and assurance arrangements. The article concludes by pointing to future challenges and suggestions for a research agenda for corporate governance in the public sector in Ireland.https://doi.org/10.2478/admin-2020-0027governancepublic sectorireland
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Corporate governance in the public sector: Reflections on experience in Ireland
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public sector
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Mulreany Michael
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title Corporate governance in the public sector: Reflections on experience in Ireland
title_short Corporate governance in the public sector: Reflections on experience in Ireland
title_full Corporate governance in the public sector: Reflections on experience in Ireland
title_fullStr Corporate governance in the public sector: Reflections on experience in Ireland
title_full_unstemmed Corporate governance in the public sector: Reflections on experience in Ireland
title_sort corporate governance in the public sector: reflections on experience in ireland
publisher Sciendo
series Administration
issn 2449-9471
publishDate 2020-12-01
description The article proceeds from the context for corporate governance in the public sector in Ireland. It examines the adoption and evolution of corporate governance guidance, standards and codes, and focuses on the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. In reflecting on the scope and depth of the provisions of the state body code, the article points to various implementation challenges using examples in the areas of culture, risk appetite and assurance arrangements. The article concludes by pointing to future challenges and suggestions for a research agenda for corporate governance in the public sector in Ireland.
topic governance
public sector
ireland
url https://doi.org/10.2478/admin-2020-0027
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