For this essay I have chosen to analyze Oxfam International which works in charity and development sector which also known as the voluntary sector. Oxfam is an international non-governmental charitable organization based in UK in 1942 and working to overcome poverty and improve the living conditions of people in more than 90 countries around the world. Oxfam Fund is implementing a program of cooperation between municipal authorities and the business community‚ aimed at improving the business infrastructure
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT July 2012 Agenda 1 What is Corporate Governance? 2 What is Risk Management? 3 How do they intersect ? 4 Why is Risk Governance important - What is consequence of failure? 5 What to do (how do we respond?) 5 Discussion 2 1 WHAT IS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE? Corporate Governance • What is Corporate Governance? • There are many definitions. The CBN Code of Corporate Governance defines it as follows: • Corporate governance refers to the processes and
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Tri Vi Dang Email: td2332@columbia.edu Columbia University Spring 2013 Corporate Finance (ECON W4280) Meeting time: Tu‚ Th 4.10-5.25 Meeting place: Hamilton 503 Office address: IAB 1032 Office hours: Th 11.00-12.00 and other times by appointment Course Description The aim of this introductory course in corporate finance is to provide students with fundamental concepts for understanding firms’ financing decisions and the basic tools for the valuation of a corporation. This course
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MAF302 Corporate Finance Study Guide Important Instruction This study guide provides you of an overview for each of the topic taught in this unit. These overviews however are not sufficient to learn all the materials in each of the topic. I therefore would suggest you to follow the materials in lecture notes and workshops. It is also essential to read and consult the corresponding text book chapters to develop your concept and knowledge in this unit. You will also find some references
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apply theory in real world situations. The course will present the ‘Big Picture’ of Corporate Finance so that students understand how things fit together. After successfully completing the course‚ students should be able to take optimal decisions in a corporate setting‚ when working as professionals in the field. COURSE OUTLINE Introduction to Corporate Finance: Financial Management; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance vs. Financial Management; Differences between ‘Finance’ and ‘Accounting’; Investment
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Indian Experience Dr. Devendra Kumar Assistant Professor L. N. Mishra College of Business Mangement‚ Muzaffarpur Email: devenswamy@rediffmail.com Prologue: India is a fast growing economy and is booming with national and multinational firms. At the same time‚ the Indian land also faces social challenges like poverty‚ population growth‚ corruption‚ illiteracy just to name a few. Therefore it is all the more imperative for the Indian companies to be sensitized
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Legality and Ethicality of Corporate Governance Robert J. Thompson ETH/376 July 8‚ 2013 Tammie Holland Legality and Ethicality of Corporate Governance Case 3-3 at the end of Chapter Three of Ethical Obligations and Decision Making in Accounting provides an example of how legal and ethical issues affect corporate governance. Examining the legality‚ Sarbanes-Oxley Act‚ and ethicality of the activities of this case will ensure the activities of United Thermostatic Controls are equitable
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Determinants of Corporate Cash Holdings C. Hobma‚ S. Labitzke‚ M. Munsterhuis‚ L. Zwols March 24‚ 2011 This paper examines what determinants explain corporate cash holdings of 1078 US rms listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for the period January 1990 till December 2007. Using regression analysis with panel data we show that our ndings are in line with previous literature. Consistent with the trade o theory‚ we found a signi cant positive relationship between rms’ investment opportunities
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capital is spent‚ how resources are allocated and what endeavours are undertaken by the company but do not themselves own the capital or resources. Experts in corporate and securities law‚ management consulting and academia have wrestled with reconciling the divergent interests of those who own corporations and those who control them. The corporate scandals - ENRON (2001)‚ WORLDCOM (2002)‚ Vivendi (2002) and Tyco (2002) - have shown that there are unresolved tensions. Whilst at the banquet of statutory
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Introduction: The past decade has been witness to some of the worst accounts of corporate fraud ever recorded‚ with multi-billion dollar companies such as Enron‚ Tyco‚ and World-com involved in serious financial scandals. CEOs and senior executives are often the driving force behind such unscrupulous activities by adopting shady accounting practices and other forms of short-termist actions for the purpose of increasing their firm’s stock price and their own personal wealth. The following paper will
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