ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ABSTRACT
TÓM TẮT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF TABLES
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.2 Rationale of the Thesis
1.3 Purpose of the Thesis
1.4 Key Research Area
1.5 Methodology
1.6 Contribution of the Thesis
1.7 Outline
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Definitions of Corporate Governance
2.1.2 What is Corporate Governance?
2.1.2 Objectives of Corporate Governance
2.1.2 Codes of Corporate Governance
2.2 Models of Corporate Governance
2.2.1 Shareholder Model
2.2.1 Stakeholder Model
2.3 Corporate Governance System
2.4 Corporate Governance Mechanisms
2.4.1 Internal Mechanisms
2.4.2 External Mechanisms
2.5 Corporate Governance in Transition Economies
2.6 Chapter Summary
CHAPTER 3: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN VIETNAM
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Legal framework and law enforcement
3.2.1 Development of a legal framework for corporate governance in Vietnam
3.2.2 Current corporate governance framework in Vietnam
3.3 Rights of Shareholders
3.3.1 Basic shareholder rights
3.3.2 Right to participate in or to be informed of decisions on key corporate changes
3.3.3 Rights to participate and vote in general shareholders’ meeting
3.3.4 Markets for corporate control
3.4 Equitable Treatment of Shareholders
3.4.1 Equal treatment to all shareholders
3.4.2 Minority shareholder protection
3.4.3 Insider trading and abusive self-dealing
3.4.4 Related party transactions
3.5 The Role of Stakeholders in Corporate Governance
3.6 Disclosure and Transparency
3.6.1 Information disclosure
3.6.2 Quality of accounting standards
3.6.3 Annual audit
3.6.4 External Audit
3.6.5 Channels for disseminating information
3.7 Board of Directors
3.8 Board of Supervisors
3.9 Remaining corporate governance issues in Vietnam
3.10 Chapter Summary
CHAPTER 4: CHANGES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES AFTER EQUITIZATION
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Methodology and Data collection
4.3 Ownership structure after equitization
4.4 Board of Directors Composition
4.5 The Board of Supervisors
4.6 Manager orGeneral manager (CEO)
4.7 Other committees
4.8 Executive Compensation
4.9 Case Study
4.9.1 Vinamilk
4.9.2 PVFCCo
4.9.3 Performance and stock price comparison
4.10 Chapter Summary
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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