Theories of Corporate Governance Agency Theory • • • Separation of ownership from control Dispersed ownership structure – no single shareholder has the power to control management Economic theory suggest that managers will act in their own self interest instead of maximizing shareholders’ return Stewardship Theory Managers are good stewards of corporations and diligently work to attain high levels of corporate profit and shareholders’ returns • Different
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Business Ethics “Monsanto Attempts to Balance Stakeholder Interest” Write a case analysis of case #1‚ “Monsanto Attempts to Balance Stakeholder Interest”‚ page 308-317. An analysis paper should address the following: (USE THIS GUIDELINE FOR ALL OF YOUR PAPERS) 1. What are the main facts of the case? (Not all the facts/the main facts) Monsanto is an enormous corporation‚ originating as a chemical company at the turn of the twentieth century. Expansion to India and Africa have been stated
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1. During the past five years‚ you owned two stocks that had the following annual rates of return. Year Stock T Stock B 1 0.19 0.08 2 0.08 0.03 3 -0.12 -0.09 4 -0.03 0.02 5 0.15 0.04 a) Compute the arithmetic mean annual rate of return for each stock. Which stock is most desirable by this measure? (5 marks) b) Compute the standard deviation of the annual rate of return for each stock. By this measure‚ which is the preferable stock? (7 marks) c) Compute
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Ethics and Compliance Fabian Marrero‚ Kevin Martinez FIN/370 March 9‚ 2013 Norberto Molina Perez Ethics and Compliance In this paper we will as a team: Assess the role of ethics and compliance in your organization’s financial environment. Describe procedures your organization has in place to ensure ethical behavior. Explain how financial markets work in the United States. Identify processes the organization uses to comply with SEC regulations. Evaluate your organization’s financial performance
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Table of Content 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Company background 1.2 Dedine of Business Ethics 2.0 Identification of Ethical Dilemmas 2.1 Dilemmas 1 2.2 Dilemmas 2 2.3 Dilemmas 3 3.0 Evaluation of the Ethical Dilemmas option 1or option 2 3.1 Dilemmas moral standerd 3.2 Dilemmas 3.3 Dilemmas 4.0 Evaluation of best practices 4.1 Best practices 1 4.2 Best practices 2 5.0 Conclution(optional) 1.0 Introduction Company Background Tesco was founded in 1932‚ is the largest retail
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All businesses need a sales function in order to identify and target potential customers‚ develop a reliable customer relationship and provide goods and services in return for funds (Chris Anderson 2009). Without this core activity‚ businesses could easily drop out of competition. However‚ in today’s hectic and intricate selling environment‚ ethical behavior has been more and more taken for granted and has gradually lost its importance (Ingram‚ LaForge and Schwepker 2007‚ 301). Many international
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Standard IV: Duties to Employers (A) Loyalty: In matters related to their employment‚ Members and Candidates must act for the benefit of their employer and not deprive their employer of the advantage of their skills and abilities‚ divulge confidential information‚ or otherwise cause harm to their employer. Application of the Standard Example 1 (Soliciting Former Clients): Samuel Magee manages pension accounts for Trust Assets‚ Inc.‚ but has become frustrated with the working environment and
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Business Ethics versus Military Ethics June 18‚ 2005 Business Ethics versus Military Ethics "The ultimate basis for ethics is clear: Human behavior has consequences for the welfare of others. We are capable of acting toward others in such a way as to increase or decrease the quality of their lives. We are capable of helping or harming. What is more‚ we are theoretically capable of understanding when we are doing the one and when the other. This is so because we have the capacity to put ourselves
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References: 1. The Responsibility and Accountability of CEOs: The Last Interview with Ken Lay Journal of Business Ethics _ Springer 2010 DOI 10.1007/s10551-010-0675-y O. C. Ferrell Linda Ferrell 2. The critical role of ethics: recent history has shown that when individual ethics are compromised‚ corporate ethics fail and financial disaster is not far behind by Marianne M. Jennings http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4153/is_6_60/ai_111737942 3. Enron And Arthur
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Review of Accounting Ethics Accounting plays an important role for a wide range of business organizations worldwide. The integrity of the numbers matters for all businesses‚ profit and non profit (Weygandt‚ 2012). In recent years past‚ we have learning of increasingly more companies who have been accused of engaging in unscrupulous accounting practices. As a result of the unethical practices‚ consumers and investors have begun to lose faith in companies‚ corporations‚ and banks. As many corporate
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