An analysis of the prominence of corporate governance in South African media for the period 1990-2012

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dc.contributor.author Van der Merwe, W.A.J. (Wesselina Andria Johanna)
dc.contributor.author De Jongh, Derick
dc.contributor.author Schulschenk, Jess
dc.contributor.author Nieuwoudt, Minnette D.
dc.date.accessioned 2016-07-14T04:57:50Z
dc.date.available 2016-07-14T04:57:50Z
dc.date.issued 2015-09
dc.description.abstract Sound corporate governance is a key driver for sustainable business performance, particularly for companies in developing countries. Since the media fulfils an important function in developing discourse regarding the role of business in society, we investigate the role that the South African print media has played to place corporate governance on the public agenda, and report on the level to which the term corporate governance and related topics appeared in the South African print media from 1990 to 2012. Based on agenda setting theory, we present a descriptive statistical analysis of the frequency (first level agenda setting) as well as the tonality (second level agenda setting) of corporate governance in selected South African print media over the 22-year period. Our findings suggest that while corporate governance has gained prominence in the media over the period of analysis, media reporting on this and related issues have a predominantly negative balanced tonality. We conclude that the print media is not yet sufficiently setting the agenda and breaching the public’s awareness threshold to substantially foster ethical corporate behaviour. Recommendations for further research are discussed. en_ZA
dc.description.department Business Management en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2016 en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship Ernst & Young and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/default.asp?ContentID=7 en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Van der Merwe, WAJ, De Jongh, D, Schulschenk, J & Nieuwoudt, M 2015, 'An analysis of the prominence of corporate governance in South African media for the period 1990 - 2012', Journal of Corporate Citizenship, vol,. 2015, no. 59, pp. 168-226. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 1470-5001 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2051-4700 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.9774/GLEAF.4700.2015.se.00011
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/55816
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Greenleaf Publishing en_ZA
dc.rights © Greenleaf Publishing 2015 en_ZA
dc.subject Corporate governance en_ZA
dc.subject Corporate sustainability en_ZA
dc.subject Inclusive stakeholder approach en_ZA
dc.subject Agenda setting theory en_ZA
dc.subject Ethical leadership framework en_ZA
dc.title An analysis of the prominence of corporate governance in South African media for the period 1990-2012 en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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