The Nexus between Ethical Culture and Corporate Governance in a South African Bank

dc.contributor.authorMashego, Morwesi
dc.contributor.supervisorTotowa, Jacques
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-04T10:32:06Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionA research report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2024
dc.description.abstractOver the years, several regulations and laws have been enacted in attempt to advance the effectiveness of corporate governance. Effective corporate governance is important as it can protect against poor management and support the growth of organisations. However, the amount of corporate misconduct that has been reported has proven regulatory and legislative mechanisms to be insufficient in deterring misconduct. Scholars have suggested that future research should suggest ways in which the effectiveness of corporate governance can be advanced in organizations. The repercussions of corporate misconduct are that there are cost implications that have to be borne by organisations and possibly even the economy in cases of entities that are identified as systematically important financial institutions, such as banks. It is, therefore, important to investigate the nexus that lies between corporate governance and ethical culture to determine their impact when applied in organisations. The research approach employed is the qualitative research methodology. A thematic comparative analysis was conducted from the integrated annual reports of Organisation X. Integrated annual reports from year 2018 to 2019 were studied in relation to the practice of corporate governance and ethical culture. In order to obtain insight on Organisation X’s commitment to ethical culture, 13 semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals employed by Organisation X. As this study investigated the relationship between corporate governance and ethical culture in a South African banking institution, it reveals valuable insights regarding the various relationships that underlie the practices of corporate governance and ethical culture in organisations
dc.description.submitterMM2025
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Law and Management
dc.identifier.citationMashego, Morwesi. (2024). The Nexus between Ethical Culture and Corporate Governance in a South African Bank [Master’s dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg].WireDSpace.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/43779
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights© 2025 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolWITS Business School
dc.subjectCorporate Governance
dc.subjectCode of Ethics or Code
dc.subjectEthical Culture
dc.subjector Culture of Ethics
dc.subject.otherSDG-8: Decent work and economic growth
dc.titleThe Nexus between Ethical Culture and Corporate Governance in a South African Bank
dc.typeDissertation

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