THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE • VOL. LXVII‚ NO. 1 • FEBRUARY 2012 Information Disclosure and Corporate Governance BENJAMIN E. HERMALIN and MICHAEL S. WEISBACH∗ ABSTRACT Public policy discussions typically favor greater corporate disclosure as a way to reduce firms’ agency problems. This argument is incomplete because it overlooks that better disclosure regimes can also aggravate agency problems and related costs‚ including executive compensation. Consequently‚ a point can exist beyond which additional
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Discuss the reasons for motivating the increasing interest in corporate governance and the benefits of good corporate governance Corporate governance is defined by the OECD principles as the relationship between management of a company‚ its shareholders‚ its board and other stakeholders. It is a system which is used for the purpose of controlling and directing the companies. Corporate governance is not a new concept but it has got popularity in the last few decades due to various crises such as:
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Introduction Corporate governance can be defined as a combination of fairness‚ precision‚ accountability and sustainability of corporate behavior. Good Corporate governance is a key factor to achieve the improved performance of an organization. It is fundamental element to safeguard interest of shareholders. For continuous and sustainable growth of an organization‚ there is no alternative to effective Corporate Governance. The positive effect of corporate governance on different stakeholders ultimately
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Corporate Governance regime in the UK As a result of the banking crisis‚ a review of the corporate governance regime in the UK was carried out by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). The review resulted in two principal changes to the regime. Following a review of the Combined Code on Corporate Governance‚ the FRC issued a new edition of the Code- the “UK Corporate Governance Code”. The UK Corporate Governance Code applies for accounting periods beginning on or after 29 June 2010 and is the key
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HILTON WORLDWIDE AND IT’S CORPORATE GOVERANCE Hilton Hotels and Resorts is an international chain of full service hotels and resorts and it’s a flagship brand of Hilton Worldwide. The original company was founded by Conrad Hilton and is now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are owned‚ managed‚ or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast hotel chain of the United States in 1943. As of 2013‚ there are now over 540 Hilton branded
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Overview of Corporate Governance Corporate Governance is more than just corporate management. In broader sense‚ it includes a fair‚ efficient and transparent administration to meet certain well defined objectives. It is a system of structuring‚ operating and controlling a company with a view to achieve long term strategic goals to satisfy shareholders‚ creditors‚ employees‚ customers and suppliers and complying with the legal and regulatory requirements‚ apart from meeting environmental and local
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE – CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK INTRODUCTION: The great Indian master of Political Science Kautilya mentioned four functions of a king in his well-known book Arthashastra -1.Raksha or protection‚ 2.Vriddhi or enhancement‚ 3.Palana or maintenance‚ and 4.Yogakshema or wellbeing or safeguard. It is the sacred duty of the state to protect the person and property of its subject to enhance their wealth‚ to maintain them and to safeguard their interest in general. This noble concept
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Chapter One Introduction 1.1 Corporate Governance: Corporate governance is a combination of corporate policies and best practices adopted by the corporate bodies to achieve its objectives in relation to their stakeholders. It is also the field of economics‚ which studies the many issues arising from the separation from ownership and control. The fundamental objective of corporate governance reforms is to enhance transparency and transparency enhances accountability. It is widely recognized that
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CORPORATE GOVRERNANCE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE CASE STUDY: ROOFINGS GROUP 1.0 INTRODUCTION Corporate governance is concerned with ways in which all parties interested in the well-being of the firm (the stakeholders) attempt to ensure that managers and other insiders take measures or adopt mechanisms that safeguard the interests of the stakeholders. Such measures are necessitated by the separation of ownership from management‚ an increasingly vital feature of the modern firm. A typical firm
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OECD Principles of Corporate Governance Since they were issued in 1999‚ the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance have gained worldwide recognition as an international benchmark for good corporate governance. They are actively used by governments‚ regulators‚ investors‚ corporations and stakeholders in both OECD and non-OECD countries and have been adopted by the Financial Stability Forum as one of the Twelve Key Standards for Sound Financial Systems. The Principles are intended to assist in the
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