The Olympus Scandal and Corporate Governance Reform: Can Japan Find a Middle Ground between the Board Monitoring Model and Management Model? Bruce E. Aronson∗ I. Introduction II. The Olympus Scandal and Corporate Governance Issues III. Towards a Mixed Model? Considering Effective Monitoring of Management under the Japanese Corporate Governance System IV. Conclusion I. INTRODUCTION Japan has been in a corporate governance dilemma for the past 15 years. The country has
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Ilduara Busta Corporate Governance in Banking A European Study Corporate Governance in Banking A European Study ISSN 0906-6934 ISBN 978-87-593-8365-0 The PhD School in Economics and Business Administration CBS / Copenhagen Business School PhD Series 15.2008 CBS PhD nr 15 Ilduara Busta - OMSLAG.indd 1 10/06/08 13:53:41 Corporate Governance in Banking Ilduara Busta Corporate Governance in Banking A European Study CBS / Copenhagen Business School The PhD School
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388 Corporate Governance: An International Review‚ 2009‚ 17(3): 388–404 Convergence of Corporate Governance: Critical Review and Future Directions Toru Yoshikawa* and Abdul A. Rasheed ABSTRACT Manuscript Type: Review Research Question/Issue: Convergence in corporate governance across countries has been a subject of interest and controversy in a variety of disciplines. We attempt to address a number of related research questions: (1) what constitutes convergence? (2) what are the drivers that
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A company’s corporate governance exists in order to prioritize and support the shareholders’ interests in accordance with laws and expectations of the stakeholders through oversight‚ monitoring‚ and controlling the company’s activities and personnel (Brooks‚ Pg. 218). Many companies used to hold and continue to hold flaws in their governance structures that allow management to operate their businesses to further their own personal self-interests instead of increasing the shareholders’ values. The
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Chapter 1 Review Questions 1. What is the primary goal of corporate governance? To create a balance of power-sharing among shareholders‚ directors‚ and management to enhance shareholder value and protect the interests of other stakeholders. 2. What is the primary mission of a public company? To create sustainable and enduring shareholder value. 3. What is the role of a corporate governance gatekeeper? To align management’s interests with those of long-term shareholders and
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| | The ’Cadbury Committee’ was set up in May 1991 with a view to overcome the huge problems of scams and failures occurring in the corporate sector worldwide in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. It was formed by the Financial Reporting Council‚ the London Stock of Exchange and the accountancy profession‚ with the main aim of addressing the financial aspects of Corporate Governance. Other objectives include: (i) uplift the low level of confidence both in financial reporting and in the ability
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CHAPTER 4 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AROUND THE WORLD SUGGESTED ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS Questions 1. The majority of major corporations are franchised as public corporations. Discuss the key strength and weakness of the ‘public corporation’. When do you think the public corporation as an organizational form is unsuitable? Answer: The key strength of the public corporation lies in that it allows for efficient risk sharing among investors. As a
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SOCIAL SCIENCES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: THE EFFECTS OF BOARD CHARACTERISTICS‚ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MATURITY AND TRANSPARENCY ON COMPANY PERFORMANCE By Sinan DÜZTAŞ Supervisor Prof. Dr. . Atilla D CLE Submitted to the Graduate Institute of Social Sciences In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Management and Organisation) STANBUL‚ 2008 T.C YED TEPE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: THE EFFECTS
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Taking personal responsibility for economic and ethical performance of corporations - Business Ethics Articles - impact of corporate governance scandals on business ethics debate Failure in business ethics is a real threat to the future of every corporation. business ethics as an issue is a hundred times more powerful than the internet or globalisation and can destroy your business in a week. To make matters worse‚ standards of business ethics are changing rapidly in response to random events which
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between each of your IV and DV in the methodology section. But this should have finished in LR section. Why u make your writing redundant? * You better add many other board characteristics variables as IVs in your model. Besides add other internal governance mechanisms like CEO compensation‚ debt policy‚ management ownership etc as IVs…..In general read more literature and add many IVs to have real contribution beyond simple studies that use small number of IVs. * Don’t use the words I‚ my‚ we‚
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