economic competitiveness in many areas to satisfy the demands required by the IMF‚ of which corporate governance was of utmost importance. Many studies has scrutinized poor management practice of corporate governance‚ specifically in the chaebol firms as one of the main drives behind the collapse of Korean economy (Chang‚ 2006‚ Lee‚ 2002‚ Nam‚ 2001‚ Kim‚ 2004)‚ some even set it as case study of how corporate governance could relate to firm values and company performance (Black‚ Jang and Kim‚ 2005‚ Baek
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The Role of the External Auditor in Corporate Governance The external auditor has long played an important role in the corporate governance function. However‚ before we begin our analysis on how the external auditor plays this role and its importance‚ we must first examine the responsibilities and duties of such an auditor. Similarly‚ we need to clearly define what corporate governance is before we discuss in detail the role that auditors play in it. 1. Introduction 1.1 The External Auditor External
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to boost earnings on financial statements. The purchasing company does not want the order of equipment delivered until the middle of January. Identifying the legal issues involved and considering state and federal laws and how they apply to the case. Alternative one transferring equipment to an offsite warehouse owned by Excello by December 31 and holding it until January 11 when it could be shipped to data equipment is within agreement of GAAP. Excello violates GAAP by prematurely recognizing
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Corporate Governance in Banking: A Conceptual Framework Penny Ciancanelli E-mail: p.ciancanelli@strath.ac.uk And Jose Antonio Reyes Gonzalez E-mail: areyes@eh.quik.co.uk Department of Accounting and Finance Strathclyde University Glasgow‚ G4 0LN Tel: (44) (0) 141 548-3896 Fax: (44) (0) 141 548-3547 This paper can be downloaded from the Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper Collection: http://papers.ssrn.com/paper.taf?abstract_id=253714 Paper submitted for presentation at the
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A Comparison of Corporate Governance in China and India With the U.S. Dr. Steven Mintz‚ California Polytechnic State University‚ San Luis Obispo‚ CA Dr. Sudha Krishnan‚ California State University‚ Long Beach‚ CA ABSTRACT We examine corporate governance systems in China and India and compare them to provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and NYSE listing requirements in the U.S. In China‚ the influence of the State as the primary investor in state-owned enterprises restricts the degree to which the
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Corporate governance – Intended learning outcomes Students should be able to Identify different forms of corporate governance Evaluate the influence of organisational stakeholders on a firm’s purposes and performance Conduct stakeholder mapping Exhibit 4.1 Influences on strategic purpose Corporate Governance Corporate governance refers to the influence and power of the stakeholders to control the strategic direction of the organisation (Lynch‚ p.362) The chain of corporate governance:
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8th Annual Corporate Governance Summit Session I: Forum (March 19‚ ’13 @ 9.15am) “Is self-regulation in corporate governance achievable? NOTES 1. Regulating behaviour v self-governance (i) I am against over-regulation I am against complete self-governance I am for self-regulation within the confines of a well thought-out framework‚ where BoDs must be given the responsibility to act responsibly within the reformed system of CG‚ where-on the board will rely on AC‚ NC & RC‚ including RC (if needed)
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Chapter 1 Comparative Corporate Governance and Financial Goals End-of-Chapter Questions 1. Corporate goals: shareholder wealth maximization. Explain the assumptions and objectives of the shareholder wealth maximization pmodel. Answer: The Anglo-American markets have a philosophy that a firm’s objective should follow the shareholder wealth maximization (SWM) model. More specifically‚ the firm should strive to maximize the return to shareholders‚ as measured by the sum of capital gains and dividends
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Act of 2002 and the legacy of Enron. This act was passed after corporate scandals that involved the regulatory mismanagement and fraud of Enron. This article review will cover topics on how the Sarbanes-Oxley and the collapse of Enron in which affected the ethical decision-making processes in business environments and criminal penalties for which the act provides. Decision-Making in Business Environment “A new generation of corporate leaders has entered the boardroom since Enron’s bankruptcy in
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Common themes in Corporate Governance Scandals According to ACCA (2014) “Corporate governance is the system by which companies are directed and controlled”‚ also the corporate governance definition in the ACCA (2014) and Financial Times (2015) are quite different but similar at the same time‚ “How a company is managed‚ in terms of the institutional systems and protocols meant to ensure accountability and sound ethics. The concept encompasses a variety of issues‚ including disclosure of information
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