Cover -- Table of contents -- Guest editorial -- A failed strategy of using voluntary codes of conduct by the global mining industry -- Illusions of compliance and governance -- Beyond public relations: bringing the rule of law to corporate codes of conduct in the global economy -- Justice, management, and governance -- Relationships between board structure and takeover defenses -- Corporate governance and strategic transparency: East Asia in the international business systems -- Enlarged EU: enlarged corporate governance? Why directives might be more appropriate for transition economies -- Corporate governance, shareholder value and societal expectations -- Call for papers -- Invitation and call for papers -- Conference announcement.