Implementation of corporate governance principles compliant with OECD standards in public companies in Poland and Hungary

The main issues discussed in this paper concern application of recommendations of corporate governance compliant with OECD standards in companies listed on the Stock Exchange in Warsaw and Budapest. While undergoing political transformation, Poland and Hungary have put in place various regulations concerning the functioning of the capital market. The objective of the paper is to determine if, and to what extent, the standards of corporate governance recommended by OECD are applied in public companies operating in Poland and Hungary. The research methods applied to achieve the goal formulated in this way include analysis of the content of Polish and foreign literature, and analyses of desk research and benchmarking type. Comparative analysis applies information included in the EBOR Report entitled Corporate Governance in Transition Economies – Countries Report and OECD Corporate Governance Factbook 2019.