The Audit Committee in the EU Emerging Countries

Daniela Salvioni, Francesca Gennari, Luisa Bosetti and Alex Almici

Chapter 8 in Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility:Emerging Markets Focus, 2014, pp 211-234 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Market globalization has caused significant changes in rules, recommendations and corporate governance practices. For the continuous improvement of corporate governance in the European countries, the audit committee has a key role in stakeholder protection (Dir. 2006/43/CE). The chapter aims at analyzing the rules concerning the audit committee in the newly industrialized European countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The economic development of these countries is primarily based on the ability to attract foreign capital, by assuring correctness and effectiveness in decision-making processes and guaranteeing investors' and stakeholders' protection. In this context, the audit committee contributes to adopt, maintain and strengthen equitable governance systems, in accordance with the international standards of best practices. Through a comparative analysis of the most recent corporate governance codes, we found that rules regarding the audit committee in the newly industrialized countries are very similar, converging toward those adopted in the old industrialized ones. Nevertheless, the qualifications of the committee members need to be reinforced to make the audit committee's activity really effective within the company's internal control system.

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility; Ethics; Emerging Markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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