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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Corporate Governance Research Paper Trends in Executive Compensation Oct.10‚ 2013 Introduction Top managers of firms are under scrutiny from the public due to what seem to be high salaries‚ bonuses and stock options. There have been definite trends in regards to executive compensation‚ and they all tend to lead to higher compensation of executives over time. There wasn’t always transparency in regards to executive compensation‚ but due to government and public pressure
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BUSINESS ETHICS & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE BUSINESS ETHICS Distinguishing: • Ethics • Ethics in Business • Business Ethics • Governance • Corporate Governance • Good Corporate Governance In brief: • Ethics: code of conduct for personal behaviour. • Ethics in Business: Applying personal ethics into business. • Business Ethics: Ethics of business‚ what is good & bad‚ right or wrong for business. • Governance: Methods and practices
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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (ACCOUNTING) YEAR 3 - SEMESTER 1 ABBL 3144 CORPORATE LAW AND GOVERNANCE COURSEWORK 1 LIEW MEI MEI 11SBD01697 OOI TZE CHI 11SBD06409 SYNDHRA SIMIN 11SBD06051 WONG YEE MUN 11SBD00641 TUTORIAL GROUP: SDAC2 (B) TUTOR: MS CHONG PIT KEE DATE OF SUBMISSION: 17TH JUNE 2013 TABLE OF CONTENT Cover Page | 1 | Table of Content | 2 | Plagiarism Statement | 3 | Assignment Questions | 4 | Content
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN FAMILY BUSINESSES IN SERBIA PhD Katarina Djulic‚ Faculty of Economics‚ Finance and Administration‚ kdjulic@fefa.edu.rs MSc Tanja Kuzman‚ Faculty of Economics‚ Finance and Administration PhD Katarina Djulic is Assistant Professor at FEFA on subjects of Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance. She also works as Senior Consultant in KPMG Serbia. She worked as an Associate Operations Officer at the International Finance Corporation‚ World Bank Group‚ on the Corporate Governance
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This essay seeks to explain the Elitist and Pluralist approaches to governance and advance both positive and negative sides for each approach. It shall begin by defining the major terms/ concepts Governance‚ Elitist and Pluralist. The essay shall then explain in detail the two approaches respectively. Then it shall highlight the positives (merits) and negatives (demerits) for each approach. Finally the essay shall give a conclusion based on the main points of the essay. Governance is the activity
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Definitions of corporate governance B. Theories behind corporate governance 1. Agency problem 2. Stewardship theory 3. Resource dependency theory 4. Stakeholder theory 5. Political theory 6. Transaction cost economics 7. Ethical theory C. Principles of corporate governance D. SOX Act‚ E. Enron Scandal‚ Conclusion I. Introduction: The concept of corporate governance in legal and economic terms is equivalent to “the defense of shareholders”. Corporate governance is the response to typical
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Governance Structures & Corporate Culture Introduction This paper explores a few elements found in any healthcare organization or business organization in general‚ in particular‚ certain organizational structures and hypothetical constructs. First‚ consideration is given to some of the provisions of governance found in healthcare organizations. Consideration is also given to some of the possible antecedents and organizational outcomes of responsible leadership and on ethical decision making
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economic scandals and crimes involving huge sums of money invested by Public. Harshad Mehta Case‚ Satyam‚ Ketan Parikh and UTI on national level and Lehman Brothers on international level are some of the examples resulting in topics on corporate Governance and Business Ethics being included by many universities and autonomous institutions in their curriculum post liberalization. January 7‚ 2009 will be etched in the annals of India ’s corporate history as it brought to light one of the biggest
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beacon of innovation‚ quality‚ and success. And it comprehended the importance of corporate governance and formulated very systematic corporate governance guidelines. And I have disseminated its corporate governance in India‚ United States and United Kingdom. CORPORATE GOVERANCE AND ITS IMPORTANCE: The system of rules‚ practices and processes by which a company is directed and controlled. Corporate governance essentially involves balancing the interests of the many stakeholders in a company - these
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