IMPACT OF INFORMATION TEHNOLOGY ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING 1.0 INTRODUCTION The introduction of the computer and advent of the Internet has changed the way we live in the modern world. This spans across every aspect of human life. Modern innovations have led to the description of the age in which we live as “the Information age”. Information technology and management therefore plays a vital role to the extent that timely access to Information could save a life while improper
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Executive Summary Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) prevailed in 2009 regardless of the state of the global economy and competition from larger companies. Focusing on long-term growth‚ Occidental aims to increase production and profits by acquiring local and global oil and gas reserves. They maintain their competitive advantage through the development of strong relationships with both local foreign counterparties. This is typically a difficult feat when faced with potential commodity
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Employment-at-Will Doctrine John Simpson Professor Steve Harris Law‚ Ethics and Corporate Governance November 6‚ 2014 1. Summarize the employment-at-will doctrine discussed in the text and then evaluate three (3) of the six (6) scenarios described by determining: a. Whether you can legally fire the employee; include an assessment of any pertinent exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine. b. The primary action(s) that you should take to limit liability and impact on operations; specify
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Cash Flow Valuation – Proved Developed Reserves Discounted Cash Flow Valuation – Proved Undeveloped Reserves Discounted Cash Flow Valuation – Probable Reserves Discounted Cash Flow Valuation – Possible Reserves Question 3 To value MW Petroleum we would consider the assets in place and the option bearing assets discretely. The assets in place consist of the proved developed reserves since they are already producing a determinable quantity of oil and natural gas‚ as well as the non-producing
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ASSIGNMENT NO.1 Subject: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Topic: Business Ethics scenario Case Study Date: 7th March 2011 Submitted by: Miss. Janhavi R Joshi Submitted to: Professor Mrs. Monica Khanna 1. Receiving a Holiday Gift: A supplier sends a basket of expensive foodstuffs to your home at Christmas with a card: "We hope you and your family enjoy the ’goodies.’". What action(s) might you want to take? Answer: Ethical dilemma: There are two reasons for such generosity from the Supplier
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Environment Small Group Assignment for Spring Semester 2008 Table of Contents 1. Terms of reference 2. Procedure 3. British Petroleum 3.1. British Petroleum (BP) 3.2. Background 4. British petroleum SWOT analysis 4.1. What is SWOT analysis? 4.2. Strengths 4.3. Weaknesses 4.4. Opportunities 4.5. Threats 5. BP Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 5.1. What is Porter’s Five Forces Analysis? 5.2. Threat of New Entrants
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however that he had withdrawn millions of pound of the pension funds in his own company to stabilize his company‚ Mirror Group’s shares. This was all done without prior authorisation and it took the efforts of Shearson Lehman‚ Goldman Sachs and the British government to replenish the funds but only partly. Pensions World (Oct 2011). Seven years later‚ it was the turn of one of the companies who helped clean up Maxwell’s mess. Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and emergent details included malfeasance
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BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Assignment on RELEVANCE AND IMPORTANCE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES BY Abhijith Sudesh Gujaran FSB 2013003061 Family-Owned Businesses Family-owned businesses are the spine of many economies around the globe and their sustainability is crucial to global economic growth. Many of the world’s greatest corporations were started and are still run by family lines. In fact‚ some of the largest publicly listed companies are family-owned‚ including
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ANNA UNIVERSITY‚ CHENNAI AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS R - 2008 B.TECH. PETROLEUM ENGINEERING II - VIII SEMESTERS CURRICULA AND SYLLABI SEMESTER II (Common to all B.E. / B.Tech. Degree Programmes except B.E. – Marine Engineering) SL. No. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE L T P C THEORY 1. HS2161 2. MA2161 3. PH2161 4. CY2161 5. a ME2151 Technical English – II* Mathematics – II* Engineering Physics – II* Engineering Chemistry – II* Engineering Mechanics (For non-circuit branches)
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PETROLEUM (PRO’S and CON’S) Petroleum has brought great benefits to human civilization; quality of life and dynamic prosperity is caused by this precious resource. It is the lifeline of modern civilization. It is the source of energy for agricultural‚ industrial and transport sectors and sustains essential industries moving. Petroleum currently provides 90 per cent of energy used for transportation‚ and while its benefits are astounding‚ the use of petroleum-based technologies also has cost
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