Centre For Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility (CCGSR)
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Centre For Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility (CCGSR)
To serve the increasing requirement for training, research and consultancy in corporate governance and social responsibility, the Centre For Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility (CCGSR) focuses on the following across various sectors.
- Application of corporate governance policies and mechanisms for practising managers;
- Understanding reporting mechanisms in the context of corporate governance;
- Benchmarking of global good practices in corporate governance;
- Approaches to optimising stakeholder value creation;
- Assessment of state of corporate governance and implications;
- Understand corporate governance issues within the institutional, regulatory, legal context;
- Examine the interplay between the external environment and firm-level governance practices.
- Exploring linkages between ESG and firm performance and various other variables.
Team:
- Centre Director: Tirthankar Nag, Professor, Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Centre Associate Director: Chanchal Chatterjee, Professor – Finance
Accreditations and Associations:
- IMI Kolkata is accredited as a National Center of Corporate Governance (NCCG) by the National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NFCG). Only 47 institutes across India have been included in this list including IMI Kolkata based on stringent eligibility criteria. IMI Kolkata as an accredited centre is featured in this link: https://www.nfcg.in/nccg-page-3
- IMI Kolkata is a partner of the Centre for Independent Directors, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs. Link: https://iica.nic.in/cid_Partner.aspx
- 2 faculty members of the centre at IMI Kolkata have been certified by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) as ‘IICA Certified Trainer in CSR’
Research and Consulting Projects
Sl. No. | Project Name | Project Resource Persons | Sponsor |
1 | Influence of Climate Governance on environmental disclosure and business performance: Does climate governance add to business value? | Tirthankar Nag, Chanchal Chatterjee, Rohit Singh, Sachin Modgil | National Foundation for Corporate Governance |
2 | Exploring relationships between Corporate Governance Practices and Financial Performance of Firms in India: Does more focus on governance create increased business value? | Tirthankar Nag and Chanchal Chatterjee | Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India |
3 | Exploring Linkages Between Gender Diversity and Corporate Governance: Do Women Directorships Really Add to Business Value? | Tirthankar Nag and Chanchal Chatterjee | National Foundation for Corporate Governance |
4 | Does good corporate governance lead to enhanced business value? | Tirthankar Nag and Chanchal Chatterjee | National Foundation for Corporate Governance |
5 | Does Corporate Social Responsibility yield returns? A study of Indian Firms | Tirthankar Nag | Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK |
Workshops :
- National Workshop on “AI and Analytics for the Boardroom: An Introduction for Digital Transformation” in partnership with National Foundation for Corporate Governance. Link: https://www.imik.edu.in/workshops/national-workshop-on-ai-and-analytics-for-the-boardroom-an-introduction-for-digital-transformation-in-partnership-with-nfcg/
- IMI Kolkata and Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs jointly organized a panel discussion on Developing and Sustaining Effective Boards. Link: https://www.independentdirectorsdatabank.in/news_update/developing-and-sustaining-effective-boards
- Workshop on Corporate Governance: Emerging Trends at IMI Kolkata.
Articles in Magazines :
- Nag, T., & Chatterjee, C. (2020). Corporate Governance in India: Evolution, Challenges and Key Issues, ICC Economique. July, Retrieved from: https://www.indianchamber.org/icc-economique/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ICC-Economique-July-Issue-6.pdf
- Nag, T., & Bhattacharyya, A. (2012). Does corporate social responsibility yield returns? A study of Indian firms. Financial Management, 51-53.
Books on Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility :
- Transition: Policy and Environmental Shifts – Implications for Technology Strategies and Green Orientation. Saarbrücken, Germany: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012.
Journal Articles on Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility:
- Chatterjee, C., Nag, T. Do women on boards enhance firm performance? Evidence from top Indian companies. Int J Discl Gov 20, 155–167 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41310-022-00153-5
- Patyal, V.S., Sarma, P.R.S., Modgil, S., Nag, T. and Dennehy, D. (2022), “Mapping the links between Industry 4.0, circular economy and sustainability: a systematic literature review”, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 1-35. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-05-2021-0197
- Chatterjee, C. (2021) Ownership pattern, board composition, and earnings management: evidence from top Indian companies. Int J Discl Gov 18, 179–192, https://doi.org/10.1057/s41310-021-00108-2
- S. Vishwanathan, A. Garg, V. Tiwari, M. Kapshe, T. Nag, (2021), Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 16, No. 8, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac08bf
- Banik, A., & Chatterjee, C. (2021). Ownership Pattern and Governance–Performance Relation: Evidence from an Emerging Economy. Global Business Review, 22(2), 422-441. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972150920966699
- Bala V. Balachandran, Chanchal Chatterjee, and Ahindra Chakrabarti (2021). Board quality and earnings management: a system GMM approach, International Journal of Corporate Governance 12:3-4, 209-228, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCG.2021.121273
- Nag, T., & Chatterjee, C. (2020). Exploring Linkages Between Corporate Governance and Business Performance: Does Good Corporate Governance Lead to Enhanced Business Value? South Asian Survey, 27(1), 37-61. https://doi.org/10.1177/0971523120907189
- Chatterjee, C. (2020). Board Quality and Earnings Management: Evidence from India. Global Business Review, 21(5), 1302-1324. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972150919856958
- Nag, T., & Bhattacharyya, A. K. (2016). Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in India: Exploring Linkages with Firm Performance. Global Business Review, 17(6), 1427-1440. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972150916653032
- Chatterjee, C., & Nag, T. (2015). Board Composition and Financial Performance: Evidence from Indian and Chinese Listed Firms. South Asian Survey, 22(2), 127-135. https://doi.org/10.1177/0971523117753435
Book Chapters :
- Nag, T.(2015). Corporate Governance in South Africa in edited book Corporate Governance, Responsibility and Sustainability: Initiatives in Emerging Economies, Palgrave Macmillan UK
Courses :
- FPM (Doctoral level) courses on Corporate Governance
- PGDM level courses on ESG in partnership with industry