Copyright © 2004 Information Systems Audit and Control Association. All rights reserved. www.isaca.org. IT Governance Hands-on: Using COBIT to Implement IT Governance By Luc Kordel‚ CISA‚ RE‚ CISSP‚ CIA‚ RFA 1 I n the past‚ running an IT organization as a support function—a function separate and distinct from the business—was a common practice. Now‚ most IT infrastructure investments and new IT applications span business lines and functions. Some organizations even integrate partners
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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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A Comparison of Corporate Governance Systems in Four Countries Jüergen Schneider Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG Siu Y. Chan Hong Kong Baptist University A Comparison of Corporate Governance Systems in Four Countries Jüergen Schneider Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG‚ Heilbronn branch‚ Germany and Siu Y. Chan* Hong Kong Baptist University‚ Hong Kong * Address of Correspondence: Dr. Siu Y. Chan‚ Department of Accountancy and Law‚ Hong Kong Baptist University
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Executive Summary This sourcing strategy report represents the result of our analysis of four potential suppliers both domestic and international in an attempt of the company to outsource many key product components and subassemblies‚ including the 9000x series DVD drives. The identified suppliers include: - Elecom Technologies: a global firm with solid reputation‚ and has price as a competitive edge. Their net sale is 1.5 times more than the other three suppliers combined. - SureTech is a small
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JAKKS Pacific (JAKK)‚ a Malibu‚ Calif.-based toymaker‚ has hit a rough patch in recent year. After hitting a multi-year low last October‚ the stock rebounded to $9 price levels in April this year. But‚ then‚ lost most of its gains after the company reported a soft bottom line improvement in the second quarter. // Insert JAKK1.png Notwithstanding those who might think the bearish trend in the stock would continue‚ below I highlight the reasons why investors should look to buy the stock at current
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islands of the eastern Pacific was the result of planned expeditions rather than accidental wandering? Both DNA evidence and linguistic similarities indicate that the Polynesian settlement of the islands of the eastern Pacific was planned and not an accident. Question 2: How‚ and by whom‚ were the islands of the Caribbean settled? In the Americas‚ early Amerindian voyages form South America colonized the West Indies‚ and there were limited maritime contacts between Pacific coast populations in
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Union Pacific has designed its Performance Management process to ensure employees have a clear understanding of what is expected of them‚ how their work links to Union Pacific’s business goals‚ and how the employee will be measured. Union Pacific refers to its Performance Management system as the Total Performance Tracker (TPT). An employee’s supervisor/team lead prepares the annual and mid-year TPT. Union Pacific assigns ratings at the year ending TPT. 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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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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Introduction Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) founded in 1871‚ is a global insurance brokerage firm providing advice and solutions in the areas of risk‚ strategy and human capital. It has clients in more than 100 countries and a workforce of more than 60‚000 employees as indicated in MMC 1st quarter results report on April 21 2004. On October 14 2004‚ New York Attorney - General Eliot Spitzer filed civil charges against MMC for alleged misbehaviour in property-casualty insurance coverage
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