Corporate governance broadly refers to the mechanisms‚ processes and relations by which corporations are controlled and directed.[1] Governance structures identify the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in the corporation (such as the board of directors‚ managers‚ shareholders‚ creditors‚ auditors‚ regulators‚ and otherstakeholders) and includes the rules and procedures for making decisions in corporate affairs. Corporate governance includes the processes through
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The key corporate view of finance is to ensure that the shareholders’ wealth is maximized. This at times is not realized because the shareholders‚ who are the owners of the firm‚ do assign duties of control to the managers of the firm. The managers therefore‚ act as agents to their principals (shareholders). The shareholders delegate all the duties to the management and directors of the firms due to a number of reasons for instance; they may be distant from the company location and might be involved
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responsibilities. Moreover‚ governance is the board’s legal authority to exercise power and authority over an organization on behalf of the community it serves (BoardSource Staff). It is the job of the board to establish a foundation for the organization at hand and is authorized to make decisions that will affect that organization. Finally‚ there are four types of governance models the board can adhere to including; the traditional model‚ the corporate model‚ the policy governance model‚ and lastly the
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MURERIWA ON A CALL FOR GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN ZIMBABWE. ADV ISIAH MURERIWA LLB (UP) LLM (UP) (Advocate of the High Court of South Africa) The legal realty is that in Zimbabwe‚ as in many other economies‚ those who own companies (shareholders) are different from those who are involved in the day-to-day operations of the companies (managers and directors). This position thus put the managers and directors in a fiduciary relationship vis-a vis the actual owners of companies and
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Compensation………………………………………………………………………….6 5. The Board-Management Relationship……………………………………………………….6 6. Board selection……………………………………………………………………………….8 7. Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………...………9 8. References…………………………………………………………………………………...11 CORPORATE GOVERANCE 2 2 Introduction: Do you have Face Book yet? Today Face Book has becoming one part of our lives; almost everyone has their own Facebook and work on it every day. Facebook is the world’s largest social network web site‚ with over
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The impact of corporate governance on the timeliness of corporate internet reporting by Egyptian listed companies Amr Ezat and Ahmed El-Masry Plymouth Business School‚ Plymouth‚ UK Abstract Purpose – This study seeks to examine the key factors that affect the timeliness of corporate internet reporting (CIR) by the Egyptian listed corporations on the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use firm characteristics and corporate governance variables to investigate
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BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Assignment on RELEVANCE AND IMPORTANCE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES BY Abhijith Sudesh Gujaran FSB 2013003061 Family-Owned Businesses Family-owned businesses are the spine of many economies around the globe and their sustainability is crucial to global economic growth. Many of the world’s greatest corporations were started and are still run by family lines. In fact‚ some of the largest publicly listed companies are family-owned‚ including
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Title: Corporate Governance and the 2012 Failure of the Hastie Group (ASX) Assignment Topic: An outline of‚ and brief discussion of the importance of‚ the bases or criteria for the review of the organisation’s governance (eg‚ refer to which standards or guiding principles are relevant for the review) and why you need to use them. A brief critical review of the relevance of concepts‚ principles‚ standards or other tools and techniques learnt during this subject‚ in conducting your review A list
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THE BENEFITS OF SARBANES-OXLEY AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MEASURED AGAINST THE COSTS Salim Motala A research project submitted to the Gordon Institute of Business Science‚ University of Pretoria‚ in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration. 14 November 2007 ABSTRACT The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) is the only legislated corporate governance structure‚ and is aimed at increasing investor confidence in public companies by forcing them
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IMPACT OF INFORMATION TEHNOLOGY ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING 1.0 INTRODUCTION The introduction of the computer and advent of the Internet has changed the way we live in the modern world. This spans across every aspect of human life. Modern innovations have led to the description of the age in which we live as “the Information age”. Information technology and management therefore plays a vital role to the extent that timely access to Information could save a life while improper
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