The impact of corporate governance on the timeliness of corporate internet reporting by Egyptian listed companies Amr Ezat and Ahmed El-Masry Plymouth Business School‚ Plymouth‚ UK Abstract Purpose – This study seeks to examine the key factors that affect the timeliness of corporate internet reporting (CIR) by the Egyptian listed corporations on the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use firm characteristics and corporate governance variables to investigate
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superior to another whom is inferior can be said to be a racist person. Thousands of people suffer from such‚ no matter where one is in the world. Many critiques nowadays are analysing the situation in Israel and comparing it to that of apartheid South Africa and further to Northern Ireland. The apartheid regime that lasted from 1948-1994 brought about oppression upon the blacks. They were degraded and dehumanised. The apartheid regime was as a result of elite dominant settlers who believed that they
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Law‚ Ethics‚ and Corporate Governance – LEG 500 Explain if it matters that a parent literally had nothing to do with a biological child in order for the child to take advantage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to care for that parent. Under the Family and medical Leave Act (FMLA)‚ a child can take care of their biological parent. This is even true even if that parent literally had nothing to do with the child growing up. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides an
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com/finance.htm Issues in SME Development in Ghana and South Africa Joshua Abor Department of Finance University of Ghana Business School‚ Legon Peter Quartey Institute of Statistical‚ Social and Economic Research University of Ghana‚ Legon Abstract This paper discusses the characteristics‚ contributions of SMEs to economic development‚ and the constraints to SME development in developing countries with particular reference to Ghana and South Africa. SMEs in Ghana have been noted to provide about 85%
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The key corporate view of finance is to ensure that the shareholders’ wealth is maximized. This at times is not realized because the shareholders‚ who are the owners of the firm‚ do assign duties of control to the managers of the firm. The managers therefore‚ act as agents to their principals (shareholders). The shareholders delegate all the duties to the management and directors of the firms due to a number of reasons for instance; they may be distant from the company location and might be involved
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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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health service. The essay will highlight the evolution of the health care delivery system in South Africa. The development of the system will be outlined from the dependence on traditional medicine in the pre-colonial era‚ through an imbalanced system during the apartheid period to a two-tiered system being offered at the moment. Coovadia H‚ Jewkes R‚ Barron P‚ Sanders D and McIntyre D (2009)‚ pointed out that South Africa’s history which was characterized by racial and gender discrimination‚ the migrant
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responsibilities. Moreover‚ governance is the board’s legal authority to exercise power and authority over an organization on behalf of the community it serves (BoardSource Staff). It is the job of the board to establish a foundation for the organization at hand and is authorized to make decisions that will affect that organization. Finally‚ there are four types of governance models the board can adhere to including; the traditional model‚ the corporate model‚ the policy governance model‚ and lastly the
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Tamils in South Africa have a long history. Although some research reveal that Indian Tamils had settled in South Africa many years ago‚ it’s only under the indentured system that a large number of Tamils arrived in South Africa. Tamil indentured workers were recruited to replace slave worker worldwide. Most of the indentured workers who went to South Africa were from South India. The first batch of Indian workers went in 1860 and good number of them decided to stay back in South Africa. Tamils contact
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Economics South Africa Vs. New Zealand Mphumzi Duna T14031 Kayla Dunbar T14032 Cinga Dyantyisi T14033 Ezile Yandisa Fani T14034 Rafeeq Goliath T14039 Contents 1. Introduction: South Africa New Zealand 2. Economic Systems: South Africa New Zealand 3. Geographical Structure: South Africa New Zealand 4. Demographics and Social Structure: South Africa New Zealand 5. Economy: South Africa New Zealand 6. Conclusion 7. Bibliography 8. Division of tasks
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