An Expert Evaluated Nomination Process for the Board of Directors in South Africa’s State-Owned Companies

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Abstract

The primary challenge facing most of the South Africa’s State-Owned Companies (SOCs) is the implementation of an ineffective nomination process used to appoint directors, which often results in the appointment of incompetent executives and boards of directors. As a result, this chapter provides an effective process that can be used by SOCs when appointing directors. This research paper aims to identify an effective nomination process for non-executive directors overseeing SOCs. This study conducted a systematic literature review as well as a two-round Delphi process where experts provided their input on the most effective nomination process for non-executive directors serving on SOCs. The research study has identified the most effective nomination process that can be used when appointing non-executive directors in SOC. The research study’s findings suggest an effective nomination process that SOCs can use to select non-executive directors for SOCs. This study contributes to the scant research on corporate governance in SOC, especially on research focusing on the nomination process of non-executive directors, as the majority of research has been concentrated on listed companies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationImpacting Society Positively Through Technology in Accounting and Business Processes - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Accounting and Business, iCAB 2024
EditorsTankiso Moloi
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages1-18
Number of pages18
ISBN (Print)9783031848841
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025
Event5th International Conference of Accounting and Business, iCAB 2024 - Sun City, South Africa
Duration: 27 Jun 202428 Jun 2024

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Business and Economics
ISSN (Print)2198-7246
ISSN (Electronic)2198-7254

Conference

Conference5th International Conference of Accounting and Business, iCAB 2024
Country/TerritorySouth Africa
CitySun City
Period27/06/2428/06/24

Keywords

  • Board members
  • Competencies and qualities
  • Corporate governance
  • Nomination process
  • Non-executive directors
  • State-Owned Companies

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Business,Management and Accounting
  • General Economics,Econometrics and Finance

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