The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 The Act The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 took effect on 6 April 2008. Companies‚ organisations and Government bodies can now be prosecuted as a consequence of a gross breach of the duty of care resulting in the death of an individual‚ if ‘the way in which its activities are managed or organised by its senior management is a substantial element in the breach’ (Section 1(3)) [1]. Prior to 2007‚ successive Governments
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Corporate Scandal I. Olympus Updated: April 20‚ 2012 Olympus Corporation‚ founded in 1919‚ is a manufacturer of digital cameras and electronic equipment. Based in Tokyo‚ the multibillion-dollar company has operations worldwide. In mid-October 2011‚ Olympus was rocked by scandal when its former chief executive and president‚ Michael C. Woodford‚ who is British‚ was suddenly fired. The company’s chairman‚ Tsuyoshi Kikukawa‚ blamed a culture clash‚ but Mr. Woodford‚ a 30-year Olympus employee‚
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Legal and Ethical Considerations: Main Challenges 1. Understanding the moral risks of new technology. Millions of records on private citizens now available over the counter pose a threat to privacy. Principles of right and wrong 2. Establishing corporate ethics policies that include information systems issues. Main Social Legal and Ethical issues: 1. Privacy & personal information 2. Freedom if speech 3. Can we trust computers? 4. Intellectual property
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"Corporate Fraud" when you hear those words the first‚ most recent incident‚ many think of is The Enron Scandal. This same scandal produced the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002. This much needed act created the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board under the Security Exchange Commission ’s supervision. This board sets accounting standards and investigates Certified Public Accountants and companies to ensure they are following the guidelines set forth. This
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Corporate Crime Assignment “In order to effectively punish and deter corporate crime‚ the law should impose criminal sanctions on individuals rather than on corporations.” Introduction Corporate Crime refers to crimes committed by corporations‚ or individuals acting on behalf of companies (Tomasic‚ 1993). As corporate crime also involves top managers and employees of the company‚ it sometimes overlaps with white-collar crime (Grabosky & Braithwaite‚ 1987). There is no doubt that corporate
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next part of our presentations. In this part‚ I will analyze the real situation of the corperate entertainment in Vietnam in recent years. 1.general situation in Vietnam In Vietnam‚ corporate entertainment is more and more developing thanks to fast industrization and modernization in recent years. The form of corporate entertainment first came to Vietnam in 1990‚ but only in the last two years has it seen strong development. It can be comprised such as Meetings‚ Incentives‚ Conferences‚ or Conventions
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Gannie Shekhar Pd:2 Hurley Corporate Partnerships Corporate partnerships allow schools to gain extra cash by advertising a product or service around the school‚ this allows the school to gain extra money and the company possible sales. The supporters of corporate partnerships argue that it is a necessity for cash stripped schools. However the other side argues that school environment should be ad free and uninfluenced by corporations. I believe that corporate partnerships are a necessary part of
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A report on the growing market of mergers‚ acquisitions‚ and restructurings in the corporate world. Roll No – A3906407G43 Enrolment No – A3906407403 Sudhanshu Gupta | Final Report Guided By – Mrs. Kavitha Menon July 21‚ 2008 | CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I wish to acknowledge my deep gratitude to Mrs. Kavitha Menon for her valuable guidance‚ wise suggestions‚ mellow criticism & above all unflinching moral support throughout the work. I wish to thank all the library
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One.Tel and its corporate governance issues Table of contents Introduction One.Tel collapse Impact of One.tel collapse Legal proceedings against One.tel’s directors Things can be learnt from One.tel’s failure Conclusion Introduction Lack of proper corporate governance can be a disaster for campanies. In recent years‚ major Australian companies such as HIH‚ One.tel and Harris Scarfe failed under dramatic and high profile circumstances. As a result‚ executive and non executive directors
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Corporate Effectuation | What managers should learn from entrepreneurs!Book/Article Review | Corporate Effectuation In the book Corporate Effectuation – What managers should learn from entrepreneurs! by Thomas Blekman‚ Mr. Blekman goes through the process of explaining that the leading way of management theory which focuses on prediction and control limits our ability to create successful business ventures. He posits that entrepreneurs can learn to think and act effectually‚ that is using
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