Assessing Corpora to Governance of Ethiopian Private Limited Companies: With Particular Emphasis on Making Board of Directors Compulsory to Such Companies.
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2014-04
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Addis Ababa University
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In Ethiopia, Private limited companies have increased in number, size and complexity and they
require more complex organizational structures and a more diverse workforce possessing var ious
levels and areas of expertise. In light of internationally recognized best practices and principles of
corporate governance and ba sed on the available data and literature, this paper attempts to show the
deficiency of the Commercial Code in addressing current issues in corporate governance of private
limited companies related to absence board of directors in the governance structure, conditional
ordinance of shareho lders meeting and auditors appointing, the minimum two person mandatory
requirement for the format ion of such compan ies and issues regarding contlict of interest. The
sketchy nature of the provisions of the Commercial Code that govern private limited companies and
lack of reference to sha re companies' provisions worsen those problems.
Accordingly, the paper provides crucial recommendations based on internationally recognized
principles and practices of co rporate governance of private limited companies as they are expected
to address the basic governance problems of Eth iopian private limited companies. The writer
recommends that it is essential to formulate the contemporary corporate governance rules to the
private limited companies in Ethiopia particularly making board of directors compulsory to the
governance of such companies. Making private limited companies to have a governance board that
should have an appropriate mix of knowledge, skills and experience is very vita l to make private
limited companies effective and value add to the country's growth.
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