ガバナンス

ガバナンス is a loanword from English "governance," commonly used in corporate and organizational contexts to describe management oversight and control systems.

Compounds

• コーポレートガバナンス/企業(きぎょう)ガバナンス (corporate governance)
• ITガバナンス (IT governance)
• データガバナンス (data governance)
• ガバナンス体制(たいせい) (governance structure)

Key elements

• 透明性(とうめいせい) (transparency)
• 説明責任(せつめいせきにん) (accountability)
• 内部統制(ないぶとうせい) (internal control)
• コンプライアンス (compliance)

JAPAN'S corporate governance

Japan introduced the コーポレートガバナンス・コード (Corporate Governance Code) in 2015 to improve corporate transparency and shareholder rights.

Japanese equivalent

• 統治(とうち) (governance - native term, less commonly used in business)

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