PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gavin Anderson
TI  - GovernanceMetrics International
DP  - 2003 Sep 21
TA  - Special Issues
PG  - 101--103
VI  - 2003
IP  - 2
4099  - https://pm-research.com/content/2003/2/101.short
4100  - https://pm-research.com/content/2003/2/101.full
AB  - To avoid oversimplifying corporate governance into a few “litmus test” issues, GovernanceMetrics International has developed a set of 600 factual indicators (with answers of “yes,” “no,” or “not disclosed”) to assess a company's governance profile. They are divided into seven broad categories: 1) board accountability, 2) financial disclosure and internal controls, 3) remuneration, 4) ownership base and potential dilution, 5) market for control, 6) shareholder rights, and 7) corporate behavior. Ratings, conducted every six months, are relative; companies are measured against each other both domestically and globally with scores ranging from 1 to 10. Once scores are assigned, analysts prepare written reports summarizing a company's overall governance profile and highlighting particular items that merit investors' attention. No ratings are confidential. Subscribers have access to all of GMI's ratings.