Corp governance through humour, cartoons

Singapore

CORPORATE governance may be a weighty subject, but one of Singapore's most vocal and prominent advocates of it believes there is room to get the message across with a lighter touch.

Associate professor Mak Yuen Teen from the NUS Business School has decided to convey his thoughts on the subject through a soon-to-be-launched book of cartoons on various aspects of corporate governance, ranging from directorships, board diversity, regulation, to shareholders' rights.

"Many people think of corporate governance as a dry and very serious subject," Prof Mak …