일본 장기불황 극복과정에서 기업지배구조의 개혁 연구- 제도적 변화와 실태를 중심으로 -

The purpose of this study is to suggest the plan to reform corporate governance of Korean companies through literature study, fact-finding survey and case study on reform of corporate governance in Japan. Since the first discussion in early 1990s, the corporate governance has been gradually developed, affected by the institutional advancement. Sony corporation first introduced the executive officer system in 1996 and became a committees-established company in 2003, the US corporate governance system. Now many Japanese companies are trying to change their a traditional corporate governance system, in which auditors(the board of auditors) were streamlined, into the US corporate governance, which includes the reduction of board of directors(BOD) size and the introduction of executive officers and Outside directors. That is, the board of auditors-established companies have changed their shapes into committees-established companies. In conclusion, it is to draw a big picture for the reform of corporate governance in Korean companies from systematically close Japanese cases.