Corporate governance and ethical standards in business: the Ugandan experience

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dc.contributor.authorWalabyeki, Jimmy
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-11T12:08:01Z
dc.date.available2018-07-11T12:08:01Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionThe article is available full text.en_US
dc.description.abstractEthics in corporate governance is very important as it gives companies focused and purposeful management, and a competitive edge in business. This is the first installment of a study of legislation and other literature relating to ethics and governance specific to Uganda. In this research the factors affecting good business ethics is considered, as well as the opportunities arising from good ethical practices. The study’s findings indicate that there are several factors affecting ethics in corporate governance in Uganda. These include the company’s internal environment, and the external environment because the company does not operate in a vacuum. Factors in the external environment include the socio-political, cultural and market environments, and the legal environment as well as regulatory environment. The main factors affecting good business ethics in Uganda are in the context of the socio-political environment. This study contributes to the drive by policy-makers towards promoting good corporate governance by drawing attention to the main factors affecting good business ethics in Ugandaen_US
dc.identifier.issn2519-9501
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/338
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPanamaline Books Distributors Limiteden_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesKampala International University Law Journal(KIULJ);Vol. 1 issue 1
dc.subjectcorporate governanceen_US
dc.subjectethicsen_US
dc.subjectethical standardsen_US
dc.subjectbusinessen_US
dc.subjectethical business standardsen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleCorporate governance and ethical standards in business: the Ugandan experienceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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