Week 1 Essay Questions (80 Points) 1. Why is corporate governance important? a) good corporate governance produces direct economic benefit to the organization b) To avoid scandal c) To imbibe trust in investors d) The perception of good corporate governance is an important ingredient of the image of an organization‚ whether public‚ private‚ or nonprofit. e) A perception of unethical conduct by an organization can be very costly in legal cases Reference:
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1. Which one of the following is a means by which shareholders can replace company management? A. stock options B. promotion C. Sarbanes-Oxley Act D. agency play E. proxy fight 2. Decisions made by financial managers should primarily focus on increasing which one of the following? A. size of the firm B. growth rate of the firm C. gross profit per unit produced D. market value per share of outstanding stock E. total sales 3. Which one of the following is the financial statement that
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Marketing: An Integrative Framework Isabelle Maignan Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam‚ the Netherlands O. C. Ferrell Colorado State University This article introduces a conceptualization of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that emphasizes the role and potential contribution of the marketing discipline. The proposed framework first depicts CSR initiatives as the actions undertaken to display conformity to both organizational and stakeholder norms. Then
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Birthright citizenship has been one of the most controversial issues in America and always in the heated center of immigration reform battles. In addition‚ bills to deny birthright citizenship have been introduced in Congress many times so far. According to the report from Devin Burghart‚ in the 113th Congress‚ Rep. Steve King‚ an outspoken hardliner on immigration‚ introduced a bill on January 3 to "require that only the children of citizens‚ legal immigrants permanently living in the country or
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Corporate Governance at WIPRO Table of Contents 1. What’s corporate governance 1 1.1 Definition 1 1.2 Meaning of corporate governess in legal environment. 2 1.3 Parties to corporate governance 2 1.4 Principles
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EFFECTIVE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Presented by: Alfesany Ahmed Complience Manager Pret A Manger Ltd. Birmingham‚ UK Contents Introduction Corporate Governance The importance of responsible Corporate governance The regulatory requirements that shapes the effective corporate governance in regulated company The impact of regulatory requirements on pret A manger stakeholders interests Conclusion Reference Pret a Manger was opened in Hampsted‚ London‚ UK in 1984 by Jeffrey Hyman
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Theories of Corporate Governance The philosophical foundations of corporate governance Edited by Thomas Clarke Contents Preface Acknowledgements ‘Introduction: Theories of Governance – Reconceptualizing Corporate Governance Theory After the Enron Experience’ Thomas Clarke PART 1 ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS ix xi 1 31 34 45 ‘The Managerial Revolution in American Business’ Alfred D. Chandler Jr ‘The Impact of the Corporation on Classical Economic Theory’ Adolf A. Berle PART 2 AGENCY THEORY
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Corporate Governance is a concept in which it has been existence for decades; although not in the exact form that it has come to be understood today (Anandarajah‚ 2001). The term corporate governance was introduced in Malaysia in 1997 during the Asian Financial Crisis. It also drew the public’s attention on the weaknesses of the Malaysian corporate governance practice (Nor Azizah Zainal Abidin‚ 2007). Besides that‚ the downfall of Sime Bank‚ the Bumiputera Malaysian Finance (BMF) scandal‚ the irregularities
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the sum of its partsl CREATING CORPORATE ADVANTAGE BY DAVID J. COLLIS AND CYNTHIA A. MONTGOMERY M OST MULTIBUSINESS COMPANIES ARE the sum of their parts and nothing more. ^ Although executives have become more sophisticated in their understanding of what it takes to achieve competitive advantage at the level of individual businesses‚ when it comes to creating corporate advantage across multiple businesses‚ the news is far less encouraging. True‚ corporate executives face mounting pressure
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proper corporate governance structures are inevitable. There is need for improvement on the issues of corporate governance in all corners of the economy if real economic growth is to be realized. The research is also of the opinion that many companies collapsed over the past decade owing to partly serious corporate governance deficiencies‚ among other challenges. As a result‚ the research serves to highlight‚ hint and encourage all the relevant stakeholders to establish proper corporate governance
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