has failed to address potentially quality problems. Critics have raised questions whether the absence of independent directors on Toyota’s board has marked the board culture in Toyota with secrecy. The aim of this paper is thus to identify the Corporate Governance (CG) mechanisms in Toyota and evaluate them in terms of the recent events and to assess whether the CG policy has had an influence on Toyota’s performance. Hence‚ I ask: Is the Japanese CG regime the foundation stone for the crisis in
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CHAPTER 6 NET PRESENT VALUE AND OTHER INVESTMENT CRITERIA Answers to Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. Assuming conventional cash flows‚ a payback period less than the project’s life means that the NPV is positive for a zero discount rate‚ but nothing more definitive can be said. For discount rates greater than zero‚ the payback period will still be less than the project’s life‚ but the NPV may be positive‚ zero‚ or negative‚ depending on whether the discount rate is less than
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interest rate is 10%. a. What is the NPV of this project? b. Suppose that to raise the funds for the initial investment‚ the project is sold to investors as an all-equity firm. The equity holders will receive the cash flows of the project in one year. How much money can be raised in this way—that is‚ what is the initial market value of the unlevered equity? c. a. Suppose the initial $100‚000 is instead raised by borrowing at the risk-free interest rate. What are the cash flows of the levered equity‚
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Corporate Sustainability: A Progress Report In cooperation with Corporate Sustainability Definition & Survey Methodology Corporate Sustainability: A Progress Report is a ’KPMG’s Climate Change & Sustainability Services practice’ research paper‚ conducted in cooperation with the Economist Intelligence Unit. It reviews the importance of sustainability within business today and executive’s attitudes toward this issue. For the purpose of the report‚ corporate sustainability is defined as “adopting
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paying people to conduct corporate espionage‚ that is‚ to spy on competitors’ research and development operations. Is such espionage ever morally justifiable? The temptation to spy on competitors’ is completely justifiable‚ but the fact that its called espionage‚ a word that connotes amorality any way you read it‚ shows that acts of corporate espionage are not justifiable or moral. It’s also illegal. There’s a fine line between competitive intelligence and corporate espionage. Competitive intelligence
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Article 2 * Corporate Reputation – the most important company asset? * The current widespread public backlash against business and its perceived unethical practices has left industry leaders scrambling to protect and nurture their corporate reputations. While the concept of business having to earn its’ social – as well as its legal- licence to operate‚ is now well-entrenched with the major business leaders around the world‚ many now find themselves having to incorporate the two sources
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THE RECALCITRANT DIRECTOR AT BYTE‚ INC.: CORPORATE LEGALITY VS. CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY BACKGROUND OF THE CASE (INTRODUCTION) Byte products have three existing plants operating at full capacity (24 hours a day & 7 days a week). The new plant proposed to be built in the South Western US will require 3 years before it is fully on line. This means that byte cannot meet the anticipated demand for its products. Alternative courses have been exploded- 1.) Licensed byte products and technology
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Corporate Culture The culture of an organization is the set of values‚ beliefs‚ behaviors‚ customs‚ and attitudes that helps its members understand what the organization stands for‚ how it does things‚ and what it considers important"(Griffin‚ 49). In other words‚ "the way things work around here" (Dr. Williams). In order for any small business or large corporation to be successful‚ the employees must understand what is expected of them. While things might be slightly different in a large corporation
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1.1 Introduction Corporate governance has been the subject of numerous theoretical and empirical studies especially after the fraudulent reporting scandals such as Enron‚ World.com‚ Adelphia‚ and Parmalat.it has come to mean many things. Traditionally and at fundamental level the concept refers to corporate decision making and control‚ particularly the structure of the board and its working procedures‚ Hermes (1994). Jenifer (2002) defines corporate governance as a set of interlocking riles by which
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Corporate culture is the behavior of humans who are part of an organization and the meanings that the people attach to their actions. It includes the organization values‚ visions‚ norms and habits. It affects the way people and groups interact with each other‚ with clients‚ and with stakeholders. . Cоmpаrеd to Burеaucracy‚ which hаs writtеn‚ inflexible rulеs and consists of systems of administrations distinguished by its clear hierarchy of authority; corporate culture represents the personality of
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