Introduction Corporate governance is the set of processes‚ customs‚ policies‚ laws‚ and institutions affecting the way a corporation is directed‚ administered or controlled. Corporate governance also includes the relationships among the many stakeholders involved and the goals for which the corporation is governed. The principal stakeholders are the shareholders‚ management‚ and the board of directors. Other stakeholders include labor(employees)‚ customers‚ creditors (e.g.‚ banks‚ bond holders)
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Exploring Corporate Strategy CLASSIC CASE STUDIES Nokia: The Consumer Electronics Business Martin Lindell and Leif Melin The case describes the entry of the Finnish company‚ Nokia‚ into the consumer electronics market – resulting in a significant reorientation of the company. It describes the internationalisation of the Nokia Group from a Finnish company‚ to a Nordic company‚ to a European company and finally to a global player in world markets. The case raises three main questions. Why and how
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HR Structure Designing and communicating a HR structure that best serves the needs of an organization includes a strategy that defines the purpose and determines which principles of the structure are most critical for success. The HR structure should be structurally aligned with the organization structure of the business. This paper will review the current structure of my organization and a design of a new structure for our HR department which I will apply Christensen’s advice on designing
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Organizational structures There are many different opinions and definitions on organizational structure. Structure in one sense is the arrangement of duties used for the work to be done. This is best represented by the organization. What determines organizational structure? Classics in the field of organization theory represent many different schools. Some believe that certain factor‚ such as size‚ environment‚ or technology‚ determine organizational structure. They argue that these factors
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Structuring Corporate Financial Policy: Diagnosis of Problems and Evaluation of Strategies Introduction This case discusses the element of good process by which an analyst could proceed to assess the financial policy of a firm. It discusses the elements of good process and offers three basic stages in that proces: (1)description- the ability to describe a firm’s financial policies‚ (2)diagnosis-one derives a „good“ financial structure by triangulating from benchmark perspectives and (3)prescription-
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Assignment 1. Some of the key trends in the capital structure of India Inc. are as follows: Key observations: * Indian corporate employ substantial amount of debt in their capital structure in terms of the debt-equity ratio as well as total debt to total assets ratio. * As a result of debt-dominated capital structure‚ the Indian corporate are exposed to a very high degree of total risk as reflected in high degree of operating leverage and financial leverage and‚ consequently‚ are
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Capital Structure Financial Seminar DFI 605 Group Members Nidhi Batta D61/79041/2012 Caleb Musau Kivuva D61/79601/2012 Tom Mbuya Odundo D61/78251/2012 CathrineWanjiku Kamau D61/60682/2013 Daniel Mwangi Mwaniki D61/84153/2012 Ndiangui James Wambugu D61/79627/2012 Submitted to: Mr. Mirie Mwangi September - December 2013 Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Masters in Business Administration degree at the University of Nairobi.
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Business Law Section Corporate Governance Committee International Developments Subcommittee ******************************************************************** Corporate Governance and Fiduciary Duties A Multi-Jurisdictional Review of the Directors’ Relationship to the Corporation The International Developments Subcommittee is in the process of preparing a analysis of the board of director’s relationship to the corporation‚ comparing concepts of fiduciary duty
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Financial Management Unit – 4 Capital Structure Capital Structure • It refers to the kinds of securities and the proportionate amounts that make up capitalization. • A decision about the proportion among the three types of securities viz.‚ Equity shares‚ Pref. Shares and Debentures refers to the Capital Structure of an enterprise. What is “Capital Structure”? • Definition The capital structure of a firm is the mix of different securities issued by the firm to finance its operations
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The University for business and the professions MSc Degree in Shipping‚ Trade and Finance MSc Degree in Supply Chain‚ Trade and Finance MSc Degree in Energy‚ Trade and Finance Cass Business School Module Code SMM586 Exam title Corporate Finance Full/Part time Date 1st May 2013 Time 10.00 -13.00 Division of Marks: Section A carries 36 marks‚ Section B carries 28 marks and Section C carries 36 marks. Instructions to students: Students should answer TWO questions
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