International Business and Finance 29 (2013) 14–34 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Research in International Business and Finance j o ur na l h om ep ag e: w w w . e l s e v i e r . c o m / l o c a t e / r i b a f Does good governance matter to debtholders? Evidence from the credit ratings of Japanese firms Hiroyuki Aman a‚1‚ Pascal Nguyen b‚∗ a School of Business Administration‚ Kwansei Gakuin University‚ Uegahara‚ Nishinomiya‚ Hyogo 662-8501‚ Japan b Faculty of Business
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EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE SCHEMES: AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR INFLUENCE ON CORPORATE PERFORMANCE Most business environments are complex - with intensive competitive activity (including newcomers) and high stakeholder expectations. Thus ongoing improvements in corporate performance (including better resource allocation and asset utilisation) become critical factors for company profitability and sustainability of their business models. Consequently‚ many directors are getting substantial rewards
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SOUND FINANCIAL REPORTING IS A GOOD THING FOR BRINGING CONFIDENCE BACK TO THE CORPORATE WORLD Submitted By: Ahmed Shafiul Huq 801414063 Principle of Accounting (EIB505) Section: B Executive Master of Business Administration Submitted To: Mr. Mohammad Rakib Uddin Bhuiyan Assistant Professor Department of
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I. Study Summary The objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between corporate governance on dividends payout in Canada to better understand "why companies pay dividends". In the light of agency theory‚ Adjaoud and Ben-Amar tested two competing hypothesis‚ which are outcome and substitution hypothesis. They chose Canada to examine the relationship between corporate governance and corporate dividend payments for two reasons; first‚ the comparability between Canada and USA from
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Executive Compensation and the Dramatic Increase in Corporate Accounting Scandals According to one estimate‚ the total median CEO pay at the nation’s 350 largest publicly-owned firms grew from $2.7 million annually in 1995 to $6.8 million in 2005. The overall increase in CEO pay has outstripped inflation and the growth in non-managerial pay over the same period. Equally important is the trend in the composition of CEO performance-based pay which includes stock and stock option grants. Median
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Corporate Finance AIG Accounting Scandal Explained December 8th‚ 2012 ________________________________________________________________________________ On February 9th‚ 2006‚ the SEC and the Justice Department settled with AIG for an amount in excess of $1.6B related to alleged improper accounting‚ bid rigging (defined by Investopedia as a scheme in which businesses collude so that a competing business can secure a contract for goods or services at a pre-determined price)‚ and practices involving
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Corporate Governance and International Business David Crowther; Shahla Seifi Download free books at David Crowther & Shahla Seifi Corporate Governance and International Business Download free ebooks at bookboon.com 2 Corporate Governance and International Business © 2011 David Crowther‚ Shahla Seifi &Ventus Publishing ApS ISBN 978-87-7681-737-4 Download free ebooks at bookboon.com 3 Contents Corporate Governance and International Business Contents 1
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Legal framework of corporate governance (Laws and regulations affecting corporations) Companies Act 1965 All types of incorporated companies‚ whether private or public‚ foreign or otherwise‚ unless formed in pursuance of some other written laws are governed under CA 1965. The Act governs matters regarding powers of the Registrar of Companies‚ filing of documents with the Registrar of Companies‚ incorporation of companies‚ constitution of companies‚ powers of companies‚ shares and membership
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Executive Summary This report was commissioned to analyze Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy’s corporate controversy and examine its causes‚ social and environmental impact and the nature and adequacy of response to it from the organization. This analysis is carried out in the light of UN Global Compact principles. United Nations Global Compact was formed on 26 July 2000‚ with an aim to encourage corporations around the globe to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies‚ aligning their strategies
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VICTORIA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BUSINESS SCHOOL OF LAW BLO 2205 CORPORATE LAW ASSIGNMENT Semester 1 2010 Melbourne Pty Ltd has one company secretary‚ Jill and four directors: William‚ Jack‚ Susan and Sarah. William is the managing director of the company while the rest of the directors are non executive directors of the company. Susan is an experienced business woman with other business interests and she is not involved in the running of the company. She leaves the running of the company
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