Ensures that stakeholder needs, conditions and options are evaluated to determine balanced, agreed-on enterprise objectives to be achieved; setting direction through prioritization and decision making [..]

A business term used to group the three close-related disciplines responsible for the protection of assets, and operations

Governance is the exercise of political, economic and administrative authority necessary to manage a nation’s affairs.

late 14c., "act or manner of governing," from Old French governance "government, rule, administration; (rule of) conduct" (Modern French gouvernance), from governer "to govern [..]

Procedures through which the objectives of a legal entity are set, the means of achieving them are identified and the performance of the entity is measured. This refers, in particular, to the set of r [..]

system of government or political management.

The planning, influencing and conducting of the policy and affairs of an organization. [D02629]

Governance in procurement refers to the overall systems and procedural arrangements to ensure that the procurement process displays appropriate levels of control and probity. The key components of a g [..]

Method or system of government or management.

Governance, risk, and compliance constitute three essential dimensions for an organization, as they help it meet its business objectives. The top-level management of a company sets up a corporate gove [..]

The combination of processes and structures implemented by the board to inform, direct, manage, and monitor the activities of the organization toward the achievement of its objectives.​

The arrangements by which the faculty and administration of an academic institution control and direct institutional affairs, usually through bylaws, elective offices, committees, etc. In academic lib [..]

GRC reflects a new way in which organizations can adopt an integrated approach to these three areas.

used often by Data Governance and Data Quality programs to acknowledge the interdependencies of these five disciplines in managing data.

All the methods by which societies are governed. The term is used to indicate the shift away from direct government control of the economy and society via hierarchical bureaucracies towards indirect c [..]

The way government is understood has changed in response to social, economic and technological changes over recent decades. There is a corresponding shift from government defined strictly by the natio [..]

Governance refers to sustaining coordination and coherence among a wide variety of actors with different purposes and objectives (Pierre, 2000). Such actors may include political actors and institutions, interest groups, civil society, non-governmental and transnational organizations.

Measures put in place in order to ensure smooth functioning and control of a company. Such measures reinforce the importance of transparency of information.

Governance means the measures implemented in order to ensure a company's operation and control

Governance relates to the rules, processes, policies, and regulations outlining and definting the capacity, operational management, and administration of an organisation, business, or other entity.

Governance, Risk and Compliance, an umbrella term, covers an organization's approach across governance, risk management and compliance; it implies the process of integration across these three ar [..]

See public sector governance.

(n) the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something(n) the act of governing; exercising authority

The framework of formal structures and practices through which an organisation is governed, including its board of directors and committees, as specified in its relevant charter, constitution, articles or other formal documentation. See also precepts and licensing criteria.

Governance, largely in the context of corporate and IT, focuses on compliance in an organization's management of its operations and processes - in the best interest of stakeowners and shareholders. Governance has its interest in the set of multi-disciplinary structures, policies, process and procedural controls implemented to order to meet the [..]

In computer security, governance means setting clear expectations for the conduct (behaviors and actions) of the entity being governed and directing, controlling, and strongly influencing the entity t [..]

the act, manner or function of governing.

The processes by which the University is directed, controlled and held to account. It encompasses authority, accountability, stewardship, leadership, direction and control exercised in the organisatio [..]

Rules and structures that set out how service providers, groups and communities collectively organise and manage themselves. Some rules and structures may be legislated or mandatory while some will be [..]

  The policy-making, objective-setting, and exercise of authority in an organization, institution, or agency--includes administrative or management functions to the extent that they relate to the executive of policy and authority.

The system, composed of structures and processes, through which faculty, administrators, and other campus constituents make collective institutional decisions. The concept of governance is meant to include not only the control of decisions about the operations of educational institutions, but also control over the decisions made regarding their obj [..]

A framework through which the United Kingdom's National Health Service Organizations are accountable for continually improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high Standards of Car [..]

The system of management that defines policy, provides leadership, guides oversight of the accreditation and administrative policies, procedures and resources of CAEP.

The act, process or power of exercising authority or control in an organizational setting.

Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) is an administrative concept supported by a certain class of software. GRC tools allow users to manage compliance with regulatory standards.

See Information technology governance

The process whereby societies or organizations make important decisions, determine whom they involve and how they render account (Plumptre, n.d.).

The combination of processes and structures implemented to oversee the development and integration of Information Technology across the IC enterprise.

Pension plan governance refers to the structure, processes and safeguards for overseeing, managing and administering the plan to ensure the fiduciary and other obligations of the plan are met.

The term governance is used here to refer to the procedures associated with the decision-making, control, and administration of DDI metadata sets.

who makes decisions and how.  It concerns power, relationships and accountability: who has influence, whose voice is heard, how decisions are made and resources allocated, and how decision-makers are [..]

This refers to the values, rules, institutions, and processes through which people and organizations attempt to work towards common objectives, make decisions, generate authority and leg [..]

the decision-making procedure; who makes decisions, how they are made, and with what information. The structures and processes for collective decision-making involving governmental and non-governmenta [..]

A defined communication link between systems.

A measure, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the compliance with policies and the achievement of objectives in the following categories:

The person in charge of the act or process of correcting a fault or deficiency.

A framework to enable the management of multiple compliance initiatives, leveraging common master data in a single environment.

A measure taken to manage the risks of an organization, which actively mitigates the impact of a risk or reduces the probability of the risk happening.

A procedure used for integrating Risk Management responses with the SAP Business Suite applications via RFC. In this way, data from applications of the SAP Business Suite can be used for risks in Risk [..]

The effect a reply or answer is likely to have on other things.

This technical content for retail contains data structures, data elements, and program code (external to BI Content) that is used to prepare and distribute raw data to BI Content data providers.

A person assigned to monitor a mitigating control to make sure it functions within compliance parameters.

A moderated risk violation for a particular set of duties.

The exposure to the possibility of adverse consequences or the chance of loss. The consequence of a risk event happening is usually a negative impact on the fulfillment of an organization's busin [..]

Access risk mitigation for roles

Access risk mitigation for a role violated in a particular Organization rule

An adverse event beyond standard operations that has caused, or has the potential to cause, damage to an organization's business goals, personnel, assets or reputation.

A performance plan contains a group of actions, called performance steps, used to report issues and download or upload forms needed to execute an internal control.

A graphic display of the most important information needed to accomplish one or more Risk Management objectives.

Rigorous analysis of completed or ongoing activities that determine or support management accountability, effectiveness, and efficiency.

Fastrak analysis is a name given to analysis to perform analysis at a faster pace.

An exception, actual problem or incident that has been identified for review. Upon review of an issue, a remediation plan may be implemented to resolve or deal with the issue identified.

Additional program which enhances the functionality of an existing program. Additional functions which may not be needed or are mutually exclusive are often implemented as plug-ins.

The quality, state, or degree of being of the highest importance.

Ways in which political, economic, social and cultural life is co-ordinated at global, national, regional and local levels.

Governance refers to sustaining coordination and coherence among a wide variety of actors with different purposes and objectives. Such actors may include political actors and institutions, interest groups, civil society, non-governmental and transnational organisations.

The system and structure for defining policy, providing leadership, and managing and coordinating the procedures and resources that ensure the quality of all school professionals prepared at the institution.

Resources for those working to best govern their congregation’s affairs in ways that are effective, efficient, and faithful to our liberal religious tradition.

The UUA is a voluntary association of autonomous, self-governing local churches and fellowships, which have freely chosen to pursue common goals together. The Association’s polity is congregational; A [..]

  The management of a system, usually political or organisational, involving mutual adjustment, negotiation and accommodation between the parties involved rather than direct control.

The process whereby elements in society wield power and authority, and influence and enact policies and decisions concerning public life, and economic and social development.It is a broader notion tha [..]

The system by which a person, state or situation is controlled.

The processes and systems by which an organization or society operates.

Corporate Governance