The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (aka BP Oil Spill) was one of the worst oil disasters in history. How much damage was done? How is BP making up for it? This is what we discovered: In the BP Oil Spill‚ more than 200 million gallons of crude oil was pumped into the Gulf of Mexico for a total of 87 days‚ making it the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. 16‚000 total miles of coastline have been affected‚ including the coasts of Texas‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ and Florida. Even though the
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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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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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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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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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Corporate Governance What were the failures in the Madoff’s affair ? Minor : Management‚ Technology and Entrepreneurship Students : ..................................... Rémi Caroff Ha-Phong Nguyen Hamza Sehaqui Professor :............................... Matthias Finger Lausanne‚ Spring 2013 Corporate governance | Bernard Madoff case Table of content 1. Introduction and problem statement ................................................................................................. 1
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485A) GUIDELINES ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES BY PUBLIC LISTED COMPANIES IN KENYA IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by sections 11(3) (v) and 12 of the Capital Markets Act‚ the Capital Markets Authority issues the Guidelines set out in the Schedule hereto‚ for observance by public listed companies in Kenya‚ in order to enhance corporate governance practices by such companies. SCHEDULE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. Introduction. Principles of good corporate governance practices. 2.1
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442 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE A Framework for Diagnosing Board Effectiveness* Gavin J. Nicholson** and Geoffrey C. Kiel Pressure on boards to improve corporate performance and management oversight has led to a series of inquiries and reports advocating governance reform. These reports largely reflect an agency perspective of governance and seek to ensure greater board independence from and control of management. While board independence is important to good governance‚ we contend that frameworks
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Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies The case of Argentina Content Page 1. Introduction 3 2. Corporate Governance 4 3. Corporate Governance in developed economies 3.1 Corporate governance in the Netherlands 3.2 Globalization & Corporate Governance 5 6 8 4. Corporate Governance in Argentina 9 5. Practical comparison 5.1 The financial sector 5.2 The energy sector 11 6. Conclusion 13 7. References 14 8. Appendix 8.1 Management structure
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Define Corporate Governance The extent to which businesses are socially responsible for meeting legal‚ ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim is for businesses to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the communities in which they operate‚ while still preserving profitability for stakeholders. Corporate Governance Principles Contemporary discussions of corporate governance tend to refer to principles raised in three documents released since
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