Editorial: Milestones in Corporate Governance: An International Review

• Author: Christine Mallin
• Published date: 01 January 2001
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8683.00221
• Date: 01 January 2001

Editorial

Milestones in Corporate Governance:

An International Review

The early years

The journal was established some eight

years ago and has gone from strength to

strength under the editorship of its founder,

Bob Tricker.

Bob's name is, to many, synonymous with

the phrase `corporate governance' and the

contribution which he has made to the field

is well recognised. His original research study

on aspects of corporate governance was The

Independent Director (1978) and he wrote the

first book to use the title Corporate Governance

in 1984. Subsequently he has written many

theoretical and practice related papers and

cases, and he advises directors and boards

around the world on matters of strategy and

governance. I am sure that Bob will continue

to make a key contribution to corporate

governance for many years to come.

Social Sciences Citation Index

As mentioned the journal has gone from

strength to strength and has been included

in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)

with effect from 1st January 2000.

International recognition for research

The quality of papers published in the journal

is evidenced by the fact that one of the papers

was selected as the winner of the AESC

Europe first annual Award honouring the

best 1999 European published research on

leadership and corporate governance. Our

congratulations on this award to Jeroen

Weimer and Joost Pape for their article `A

Taxonomy of Systems of Corporate Govern-

ance' published in this journal Volume 7 (2),

April 1999.

The journal has also seen the recognition of

earlier papers such as that by James Hawley

and Andrew Williams `The Emergence of

Fiduciary Capitalism', published in Volume 5

(4) which was awarded the Lens Inc prize for

the best corporate governance paper.

Recent developments

I am delighted to have been asked to become

the editor of Corporate Governance: An Inter-

national Review. I would like to thank Bob for

the comprehensive handover he has given me

and for the advice and support of the

Editorial Advisory Board and publishers

during this period. I would also like to thank

contributors and referees who have also been

understanding during the changeover.

The journal has a blend of research based,

theoretical and profession al papers which

provide a unique insight into a broad range

of corporate governance issues in an inter-

national context. I look forward to reading

the many excellent contrib utions that are

submitted and to the continued success of

the journal.

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