impact of ict on the performance of banks. A case study of Barclays Bank Ghana Table of Content Declaration i Abstract II Ackowledgement.............................................................................................................III Dedication.............................................................................................................................IV Table of Content v Preamble 7 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF ICT ON BANKS 12 1.1 Electronic
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IMPACT OF INFORMATION TEHNOLOGY ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING 1.0 INTRODUCTION The introduction of the computer and advent of the Internet has changed the way we live in the modern world. This spans across every aspect of human life. Modern innovations have led to the description of the age in which we live as “the Information age”. Information technology and management therefore plays a vital role to the extent that timely access to Information could save a life while improper
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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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Chapter 1 Introduction Corporate governance (CG) is an important effort to ensure accountability and responsibility and is a set of principles‚ which should be incorporated into every part of the organization. The need for corporate governance arises from the potential conflicts of interest among stakeholders in the corporate structure. These conflicts of interest often arise from two main reasons. First‚ different stakeholders have different goals and preferences. Second‚ the stakeholders
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IMPACT OF MERGER AND ACQUISITION ON BANKS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BY HIRA KHAN STUDENT OF MBA-I IN JINNAH UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINSTRATION THIS RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF JINNAH UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN AND TO MRS‚ AMBREEN FAIZAN IN PARTIAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF MBA FOR THE COURSE OF ADVACE RESEARCH METHOD 15TH JUNE‚ 2012 AC(C)K(K)N(N)O(O)W(W)L(L)E(E)D(D)G(G)E(E)M(M)E(E)N(N)T(T) I thank Allah
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201 Corporate Governance: An International Review‚ 2013‚ 21(3): 201–224 Does “Good” Corporate Governance Help in a Crisis? The Impact of Country- and Firm-Level Governance Mechanisms in the European Financial Crisis Marc van Essen*‚ Peter-Jan Engelen‚ and Michael Carney ABSTRACT Manuscript Type: Empirical Research Question/Issue: We examine the effects of firm- and country-level “good” corporate governance prescriptions on firm performance before and during the recent financial crisis
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Availability of the Dimensions of Corporate Governance and its Impact in Promoting the Organizational Learning in Commercial Banks Operating in Jordan Eyad Taha Al-Rawashdeh Tafila Technical University College of Administrative & Financial Sciences Mailbox Post. Office: 179 Tafila‚ 66110‚ Jordan Abstract The study aimed at recognizing the availability of the dimensions of corporate governance and its impact in promoting the organizational learning in commercial banks operating in Jordan. To achieve
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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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Cover Page ◦Title Corporate Governance: Relevance and significance in the current Corporate environment. ◦Abstract This article will discuss whether the concept of Corporate Governance appears to make a difference in the way in which companies are managed at board level. It will also briefly mention whether the recent economic turmoil in major and minor companies alike‚ would have been due to a lack of proper corporate governance. It will also explore in brief about the principles
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Evolution of Corporate Governance in India and Abroad Introduction Corporate governance issues have attracted considerable attention‚ debate and research world wide in recent decades. Almost invariably‚ such efforts gain momentum in the wake of some major financial scam or corporate failure‚ as these tend to highlight the need for tighter surveillance over corporate behavior. Corporate governance has wide ramifications and extends beyond good corporate performance and financial propriety though
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