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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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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Arbitration: Legal and Policy Issues Paper Presented to World Maritime University Malmö 14 May 2007 and to the Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission Sydney 4 December 2007 The Hon. Justice James Allsop Federal Court of Australia International Maritime Arbitration: Legal and Policy Issues.1 Abstract This paper seeks to deal with some important underlying policy questions faced by legislatures‚ governments and courts in dealing with the issues thrown up by international
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Copyright © 2004 Information Systems Audit and Control Association. All rights reserved. www.isaca.org. IT Governance Hands-on: Using COBIT to Implement IT Governance By Luc Kordel‚ CISA‚ RE‚ CISSP‚ CIA‚ RFA 1 I n the past‚ running an IT organization as a support function—a function separate and distinct from the business—was a common practice. Now‚ most IT infrastructure investments and new IT applications span business lines and functions. Some organizations even integrate partners
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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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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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several major corporate and accounting scandals such as those perpetrated by Enron‚ WorldCom‚ Tyco International‚ and Adelphia communications resulted in the enactment of laws and rules to restore and maintain confidence in the financial markets. Other nations experienced similar situations and enacted rules and regulations to promote consumers and investors’ confidence in the financial market. This paper examined the major events that led to the enactment of corporate governance regulations in
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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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THE BENEFITS OF SARBANES-OXLEY AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MEASURED AGAINST THE COSTS Salim Motala A research project submitted to the Gordon Institute of Business Science‚ University of Pretoria‚ in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration. 14 November 2007 ABSTRACT The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) is the only legislated corporate governance structure‚ and is aimed at increasing investor confidence in public companies by forcing them
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------------------------------------------------- Table of Content I. List of Table 1 II. List of Figures 1 III. List of Appendixes 3 IV. Abstract 4 V. Chapter 1 - Introduction 5 A. Corporate Governance 5 B. Problem Statement 6 C. Research Objectives 7 D. Research Questions 7 E. Significant of Study 7 VI. Chapter 2 – Literature Review 8 A. Board of Director 8 a. Board Size and Audit Fees 8 b. Board Meeting and Audit Fees 9 c. Role of Duality and Audit
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