An analysis of Information Security Governance in the Universities in Zimbabwe. Abstract The complexity and criticality of information security and its governance demand that it be elevated to the highest organizational levels. Within a university setup‚ information assets include student and personnel records‚ health and financial information‚ research data‚ teaching and learning materials and all restricted and unrestricted electronic library materials. Security of these information assets
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interest of the Italian State to buy this stake before the group is put on the market so as to present a streamlined structure? Or would it be preferable to leave things as they are? Why? TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Executive summary In the above case study Roberto Group incepted 30 years ago by IRI one of the largest holding companies
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What is Corporate Governance and why is it necessary? Up to now no specific world-wide common understanding or single definition for “corporate governance” has been established. More generally‚ corporate governance can thus be understood as the totality of all national and international regulations (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley Act)‚ rules‚ values and principles (e.g. UK’s “Code of best practices”) that apply to businesses and determine how they are steered and monitored. Corporate governance can be complex
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Solution to Case 23 Evaluating Project Risk It’s Better to Be Safe Than Sorry! Questions: 1. What seems to be wrong with the way the NPV of each project has been calculated? Indicate without any calculations‚ how Pete and John should go about recalculating the projects’ NPVs. The NPV of each project has been calculated by discounting the cash flows at the 8% before-tax cost of debt. This is incorrect. Since the company has debt‚ preferred stock and common
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Why is the Pacific Ocean unsafe? In 2011‚ Japan suffered a major travesty due to the 9.0 magnitude earthquake‚ and tsunami that followed soon after. However‚ during that earthquake and tsunami‚ a nuclear power plant known as Fukushima Daichii was hit‚ and exposed to the community. Being exposed to a nuclear power plant is extremely harmful because of the symptoms that may occur from it‚ due to radiation. According to the 2013 edition of the Encyclopedia‚ radiation is a‚ “flow of atomic and subatomic
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Reese Jones Mixon English 1320 3 April 2012 Pearl Harbor and the Pacific The Axis Powers wanted more land and a better world in their eyes‚ and what was not handed to the alliance would certainly be taken by force. Adolf Hitler‚ the Japanese‚ and all accommodating nations of the Axis Powers were criminal in their measures taken throughout World War II. It was an unjust war in a multitude of ways‚ and morals seemed to completely dissipate during combat. With the unprovoked attacks on Pearl Harbor
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current capital structure. Firstly‚ the report analyses and compares Blackmores Ltd. financial data with two comparable competitors in the industry: Pharm-a-Care laboratories Pty Ltd and Swisse Wellness Pty Limited. Secondly‚ a detailed financial analysis was performed to analyse the capital structure of the organisation. The capital structure was compared to other similar organisations in the industry and analysed using various theories such as the security mispricing theory‚ management inertial
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Introduction Cathay Pacific‚ based in Hong Kong‚ is an Asian commercial airline founded in 1946. The company offers passenger services and cargo services to 120 destinations world-wide (Cathay Pacific‚ 2010). Airline business has been noted to be the most competitive business in the world. Market executives should be competitive to cope with the challenges of this kind of business. Porter’s Five Forces model applied to the organization 1. Traditional Competitors Airline business
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topic following recent corporate scandals‚ which may also be interpreted as the demise of shareholder theory (a manager’s duty is to maximise shareholders’ returns) and the rise of stakeholder theory. The shareholder theory and the stakeholder theory are two patterns that stand out as
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NO. LE08-027 Models of Internet Governance Lawrence B. Solum University of Illinois – College of Law This paper can be downloaded free of charge from the Social Science Research Network at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1136825 978–0–19–956113–1 03-Bygrave-c02 OUP337-Bygrave (Typeset by SPi‚ Delhi) 48 of 91 September 3‚ 2008 17:23 2 Models of Internet governance Lawrence B. Solum 2.1. What is Internet Governance? Internet governance is a large‚ complex‚ and ambiguous
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