Who is the Corporate Fool? Not much unlike the courtroom jesters‚ the Corporate Fool is one who operates within the corporate system‚ yet is not afraid to highlight the hubris‚ follies and myopia of the leaders of the organization. The Corporate Fool is the reality check to every over-confident leader‚ a solution to gun-point problems and a divergent lens for visionary leaders. However‚ just as the power that a single monarch once held‚ is sometimes dispersed amongst the top management of present-day
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(1998) 371±403 Corporate governance and board eectiveness Kose John a‚ Lemma W. Senbet a b 1 b‚* Stern School of Business‚ New York University‚ New York‚ NY 10012‚ USA Department of Finance‚ College of Business‚ University of Maryland‚ Tydings Hall‚ College Park‚ MD 20742‚ USA Abstract This paper surveys the empirical and theoretical literature on the mechanisms of corporate governance. We focus on the internal mechanisms of corporate governance (e.g.‚ corporate board of directors)
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INTRODUCTION Corporate governance is the framework of rules and practices by which a board of directors ensures accountability‚ fairness‚ and transparency in a company ’s relationship with its all stakeholders (financiers‚ customers‚ management‚ employees‚ government‚ and the community). The corporate governance framework consists of (1) explicit and implicit contracts between the company and the stakeholders for distribution of responsibilities‚ rights‚ and rewards‚ (2) procedures for reconciling
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Structuring Corporate Financial Policy: Diagnosis of Problems and Evaluation of Strategies Introduction This case discusses the element of good process by which an analyst could proceed to assess the financial policy of a firm. It discusses the elements of good process and offers three basic stages in that proces: (1)description- the ability to describe a firm’s financial policies‚ (2)diagnosis-one derives a „good“ financial structure by triangulating from benchmark perspectives and (3)prescription-
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CORPORATE EXCELLENCE. WS 12/13 –RESEARCH PROJECT WORK STUDENT ID :WS/MBA/12/13/0189 2012 LAETICIA 11/30/2012 Part A Leadership Definition of excellence Corporate excellence is often described as the outstanding practices in managing the organization and achieving results‚ all based on a set of fundamental concepts and values. The essence is to be better and have a competitive advantage over others in the industry. In such doing an organization needs to have a clear vision of what they are aiming
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Categories of corporate restructuring Corporate Restructuring entails a range of activities including financial restructuring and organization restructuring. 1. Financial Restructuring Financial restructuring is the reorganization of the financial assets and liabilities of a corporation in order to create the most beneficial financial environment for the company. The process of financial restructuring is often associated with corporate restructuring‚ in that restructuring the general function
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Corporate Communication Essay Assessment One Corporate Communication is the tool used to allow organisations to liaise with the public(s) and can be defined as... “…the set of activities involved in managing and orchestrating all internal and external communications aimed at creating favorable starting points with stakeholders on which the company depends”. In today’s world‚ corporate communication is vital to an organisations success and many academics argue the importance in coordinating
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Question: Critically analyse the state of corporate governance in both the private and public sector in Zimbabwe. [100] Introduction The definition of corporate governance most widely used is "the system by which companies are directed and controlled" (Cadbury Committee‚ 1992). More specifically it is the framework by which the various stakeholder interests are balanced‚ or‚ as the IFC states‚ "the relationships among the management‚ Board of Directors‚ controlling shareholders‚ minority shareholders
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In 1992 the Cadbury Committee produced the very first version of corporate governance. Corporate governance is a system which helps control and direct companies. It establishes a key relationship between the board of directors and shareholders. Corporate governance aims is to look after the interests of shareholders and not directors‚ and also enhance the value of those interests. It’s believed the UK Code is cheap for businesses to adopt given the long term growth and success they will experience
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TYPES OF CORPORATE DIVERSIFICATION When a firm chooses to diversify‚ it faces a decision as to how related the new business(es) is(are) to the existing businesses of the firm. When Charles Bluhdorn was CEO of a company called Gulf+Western in the 1950s‚ he diversified into a host of industries: motion pictures (Paramount Pictures‚ the makers of The Godfather‚ Chinatown‚ and other movies)‚ clothing‚ cigars‚ zinc mines‚ auto parts‚ and sugar‚ among others! In contrast‚ a company such as Cooper
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