The Role of the External Auditor in Corporate Governance The external auditor has long played an important role in the corporate governance function. However‚ before we begin our analysis on how the external auditor plays this role and its importance‚ we must first examine the responsibilities and duties of such an auditor. Similarly‚ we need to clearly define what corporate governance is before we discuss in detail the role that auditors play in it. 1. Introduction 1.1 The External Auditor External
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Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Pacific-Basin Finance Journal 16 (2008) 236 – 251 www.elsevier.com/locate/pacfin The impact of corporate governance on corporate performance: Evidence from Japan ☆ Rob Bauer a ‚ Bart Frijns b‚c‚⁎‚ Rogér Otten a‚d ‚ Alireza Tourani-Rad c a b Limburg Institute of Financial Economics‚ Maastricht University‚ The Netherlands Nijmegen School of Management‚ Radboud University Nijmegen‚ The Netherlands c Department of Finance‚ Auckland University
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Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………………. iv Table of Contents …………………………………………………………………. v Abstract……………………………………………………………………………. vii 1.0 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION…………………………………….... 1 1.1 Background of the study…………………………………………………… ….1 1.2 Statement of the problem…………………………………………………….... 7 1.3 Research questions ……………………………………………………....…..…8 1.4 Objectives of the study…………………………………………………...……..8 1.5 Importance of the study………………………………………..………………. 9 1.6 Scope of the study…………………………………………...………………….10 1
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Chapter 1 Introduction Corporate governance (CG) is an important effort to ensure accountability and responsibility and is a set of principles‚ which should be incorporated into every part of the organization. The need for corporate governance arises from the potential conflicts of interest among stakeholders in the corporate structure. These conflicts of interest often arise from two main reasons. First‚ different stakeholders have different goals and preferences. Second‚ the stakeholders
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES According to the institute for Corporate Governance‚ Dubai‚ CG is ‘the system by which business corporations are directed and controlled.CG has received special attention from all over the world after scandals at Enron Corporation (USA)‚ The BCCI Bank (UK)‚ the Harshad Mehta Share Scam (India)‚ and Satyam Computer Services Limited (India). Furthermore‚ After the global financial meltdown (2007-10) it is evident that lack of stringent CG
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BFBL 604: Corporate Governance and Regulation Individual Coursework Assignment This assignment is worth 30% of the module mark. The aim of this coursework is to test your understanding of the application of corporate governance issues and application to business situation and your ability to select relevant information and present arguments in clear and logical manner. It also aims to test your ability to relate a case scenario to appropriate regulatory requirements and make an initial evaluation
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economic competitiveness in many areas to satisfy the demands required by the IMF‚ of which corporate governance was of utmost importance. Many studies has scrutinized poor management practice of corporate governance‚ specifically in the chaebol firms as one of the main drives behind the collapse of Korean economy (Chang‚ 2006‚ Lee‚ 2002‚ Nam‚ 2001‚ Kim‚ 2004)‚ some even set it as case study of how corporate governance could relate to firm values and company performance (Black‚ Jang and Kim‚ 2005‚ Baek
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21st Century Problems: Deforestation Senator Bill Brady stated‚ “Every time I have some moment on seashore‚ or in the mountains‚ or sometimes in a quiet forest‚ I think this is why the environment has to be preserved‚” but unfortunately in our vast society‚ the environment is having a hard time finding a place in our competitive resource era. Acres of forest are being mowed down by companies to feed their ever growing corporate empires and without being conscious about the problem that leads
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE - ROLE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS People often question whether corporate boards matter because their day-today impact is difficult to observe. But‚ when things go wrong‚ they can become the center of attention. Certainly this was true of the Enron‚ Worldcom‚ and Parmalat scandals. The directors of Enron and Worldcom‚ in particular‚ were held liable for the fraud that occurred: Enron directors had to pay $168 million to investor plaintiffs‚ of which $13 million was out of pocket
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of the corporate governance into forefront of the policy discussions. In an increasingly deregulated policy environment‚ the big corporate failures have raised the need for implementing competent corporate governance practices. The recent financial crises in different countries have verified how the lack of good governance practices in the financial institutions can lead to a crisis in the system leaving long-term consequences to the. Among the financial institutions‚ the corporate governance of banks
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