Corporate Scandal I. Olympus Updated: April 20‚ 2012 Olympus Corporation‚ founded in 1919‚ is a manufacturer of digital cameras and electronic equipment. Based in Tokyo‚ the multibillion-dollar company has operations worldwide. In mid-October 2011‚ Olympus was rocked by scandal when its former chief executive and president‚ Michael C. Woodford‚ who is British‚ was suddenly fired. The company’s chairman‚ Tsuyoshi Kikukawa‚ blamed a culture clash‚ but Mr. Woodford‚ a 30-year Olympus employee‚
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characteristics of a typical entrepreneur are irreconcilable with a corporate career. Large organisations are by their nature bureaucratic and as such promote an environment in which the entrepreneur cannot survive. Prepare a discussion paper in essay style in which you survey the arguments for and against the above quotation‚ and then justify your own position. In your answer‚ provide very many examples of entrepreneurs and corporate managers‚ from your reading and your own experience‚ to illustrate
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THE CURRENT CRISIS OF INVESTOR CONFIDENCE: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND THE IMBALANCE OF POWER By Richard L. Wise Master’s Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of graduation requirements of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy ’s Global of Master Arts Program Copyright Richard L. Wise 2002 {K0241737.1} TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................................
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Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies Examine Apple’s current position on the company’s ethical and social responsibilities‚ and determine whether or not the company has met these responsibilities. Provide two (2) examples that support your position. In addition to maximizing profits‚ one of the main objectives to many corporations today is to be well known for their responsible management and ethical performance. Apple is one of the most important companies throughout the world because
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Agriculture and the Porter’s Five Forces Model Wandering across the internet I recently came across this poverty alleviation program by IFAD. For the uninitiated‚ IFAD – in their own words – are the agriculture specialists of the United Nations. Primarily a development body‚ it has been involved in many far reaching poverty alleviation projects world wide. So‚ as I was saying I happened to come across this program run by IFAD in Tanzania – called the Agriculture Marketing Systems Development Program
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REPORT RE: RECENT ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SCANDALS Contents INTRODUCTION: 3 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 5 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN IRELAND 5 RESPONSE FROM REGULATORS TO THE MOST RECENT SCANDALS IN BANKING SECTOR 7 US CORPORATE GOVERNANCE at a time of Tyco scandal 8 RESPONSE FROM THE REGULATORS -SARBANES-OXLEY ACT 2002 9 AUDIT 10 EXTERNAL AUDIT 10 INTERNAL AUDIT 11 INTRODUCTION TO ANGLO IRISH BANK 12 The Scandals 12 Loans to Sean Fitzpatrick 13 Irish Life and Permanent
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CORPORATE FINANCE Master in Banking and Finance 2012 FINAL EXAM A. PROBLEMS (20 points each problem) 1. FAGE Manufacturing is currently an all-equity firm with 20 million shares outstanding and a stock price of $7.50 per share. Although investors currently expect FAGE to remain an all-equity firm‚ the company plans to announce that it will borrow $50 million and use the funds to repurchase shares. FAGE will pay interest only on this debt‚ and it has no further plans to increase or decrease
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054VJ CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP – A FRAMEWORK FOR COMPETITIVENESS Dr. Vinnie Jauhari Associate Dean Institute for International Management & Technology Udyog Vihar Phase IV Gurgaon 122 001 E mail : vinnieverma@hotmail.com Ph. : 98 100 32324 Fax : (0124) 6397784 ________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT Corporate Entrepreneurship has of late evoked interest from practitioners of management and academicians. It refers to entrepreneurship in established firms
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Part A Task 1: Sales strategy 1.1 Ansoff’s strategic growth model • Marketing Penetration Refers to a growth strategy in which the business focuses on selling existing products into existing markets. • Market Development It is the growth strategy in which the business extends their existing products into new markets. • Product Development This growth strategy refers to business that develops new products for existing markets. • Diversification Refers to the growth strategy in which
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