NAME: EVANS KWAME ADJEI COURSE: POLI 101 DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE ARE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN.DISCUSS Good governance is an indeterminate term used in development literature to describe how public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources in order to guarantee the realization of human rights. It also can be said as the competent management of a country’s resources and affairs in a manner that is open‚ transparent‚ accountable‚ equitable and responsive to people’s
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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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examples have been discussed regarding use of e-government in the past to diminish corruption and their success rate. This paper also discuss about the challenges that is faced during ICT implementation in the system. The authors conclude that e-governance can be a lethal weapon to fight corruption in developing countries and can help achieve societal harmony. 1. Introduction: A. E-Government : Technology has played a significant role in improving lifestyle of people by globalization of trade
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Leadership & Governance from Julius K Nyerere perspective This essay will critically discuss the speech made by the former President of Tanzania Julius Nyerere in his speech at the Conference of the Commonwealth of Universities in Canada on 17th August 1998. It will also compare to its practical relation to the present Fijian governing leadership. The former President is seemingly a replica to late Fijian pre colonial leader Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna who has similar special quality of being selfless
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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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Beyond the Moral Panic: The Good Governance Option to Youth Socio-Economic Empowerment in Nigeria By Toyin Abe Department of Political Science University of Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State‚ Nigeria Email: toyinabe777@yahoo.com Phone: +234-803-860-9848 Abstract The protracted economic crisis that plaque Nigeria since the early 1980s has impacted negatively on the well-being of youth in the country. The situation is further
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in goods and services‚ and of international capital flows‚ and also‚ through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology.” In order to understand the structure and grammar of globalization‚ at least in respect of its impact on economic governance‚ it is essential to examine the critical driving forces and key building blocks behind the process. The growing interdependence mentioned in the aforesaid definition has taken place only because of the increasing acceptance and enthronement of economic
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A Comparison of Corporate Governance Systems in Four Countries Jüergen Schneider Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG Siu Y. Chan Hong Kong Baptist University A Comparison of Corporate Governance Systems in Four Countries Jüergen Schneider Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG‚ Heilbronn branch‚ Germany and Siu Y. Chan* Hong Kong Baptist University‚ Hong Kong * Address of Correspondence: Dr. Siu Y. Chan‚ Department of Accountancy and Law‚ Hong Kong Baptist University
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checks and balances that safeguard the interest of all stakeholders be implemented‚ especially in quoted companies as the failings of the companies had far reaching consequences. Definition and Principles While there is no definition of corporate governance which is universally accepted‚ it was defined by OECD (2004) Principles of Corporate
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development to have a place in the global economy made investments by Multinational Corporations (MNCs) across the globe a piecemeal. In other words‚ these created interstice for economic niche‚ which now serves as the mother of intrusion in the governance of countries of the Global South. This was not also unconnected to availability of large mineral deposit and vast market opportunity‚ which the Third World countries ostensibly offered. Starting from the 1980s‚ globalization has become an irresistible
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