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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Home Page 1 of 11 Private Sector Corporate Governance Trust Home Events About Us Principles & Sample Code Global Initiatives Board Principles of Good Corporate Governance Sample Code for Best Practice for Corporate Governance in Kenya SAMPLE CODE OF BEST PRACTICE FOR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN KENYA (This sample Code is intended to assist companies develop their own governance codes and is neither prescriptive nor mandatory) Authority and Duties of Shareholders Shareholders of the
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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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China‚ it consists of three main bodies: The shareholders general meeting as the highest authority which appoints the board of directors (executive) which in turn is being inspected by the supervisory board. More detailed information concerning the corporate governance and the organizational structure will be given in Chapter 2. 1.1. History The gigantic China Petrochemical Corporation Group (Sinopec Group) has been established in 1998 based on the former China Petrochemical Corporation. The Group
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The Implications of Political Corruption for India’s Economic Development Varun Gajendran EDGE Research Paper Professor Lusignan TA: Sahil Khanna Fundamental Problems With the Indian “Democracy” Although India is the largest democracy in the world‚ it continues to struggle on a daily basis to fight corruption in politics at both the national and local levels. In a nation with such a rich diversity of languages‚ cultures‚ and traditions‚ nothing is more important to reconciling all the
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community of equality that has not adopted human vices. Corruption increases in the pigs as the story moves on. Power and corruption are seen in the United States law enforcement. All across the United States‚ police abuse their power by using their authority over civilians. They have also been videotaped abusing their power. According to CNN New‚ “Police officers have caused an uproar in the black society because the arresting of
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law‚ after all‚ would concretize his vision to stamp out government corruption by making the records of public transactions accessible to the public‚ especially the press (Dalangin-Fernandez‚ 2011). On May 2010‚ Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Cojuangco Aquino III was sworn as the country’s 15th President before millions of Filipinos at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila‚ vowing to deliver the nation from poverty and wiping corruption that grip the administration of his predecessor‚ Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
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the ones holding the offices and who are accountable for what has been happening for years. But is this the right way or the only way to ask questions? I have two major apprehensions about the current call for indefinite fast by ‘India Against Corruption’ and Team Anna. My first apprehension is about the demands of the fast. Is this agitation/fast all about bringing a bill in the parliament to be debated by the parliamentarians? If that’s the case then why can’t Team Anna liaise with one of the
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2.0: Amplifying Social Accountability (SAc) through Information and Communication Techonology (ICT)1 by: Marlon L. Cornelio2‚ Convenor for ICT‚ Global Youth Anti-‐Corruption (GYAC) Network Synopsis The experience of CheckMySchool(CMS) and Universidad Coherente (UC) showcase how ICT can be used to amplify social accountability
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