African situation‚ South Africa is known as a developing post-colonised country. Corporate governance is “a particularly salient issue in emerging markets attempting to compete for investors and capital with established markets where investors are less concerned about the quality of corporate governance practices” (Andreasson‚ 2002: 2).This statement rules out the possibility of a “comply or else” approach to corporate governance‚ and as a result “comply or explain” approach is the most suitable approach
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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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Corporate Culture (a) What do you think is the dominant corporate culture in your organization? Describe some of the features of this culture‚ what shaped them‚ and comment on their effects (both positive and negative) on organizational performance and staff behaviour and motivation. (b) Could some of the negative cultural features be changed or minimized? If yes‚ describe how you would go about changing them using any change model you like and what resources/support are needed. Suggest the
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Corporate Strategies MGT/230 November 24‚ 2014 Corporate Strategies Strategies During our group discussion‚ it was agreed that all the CEO’s in the video valued their employees and treat them as a team. They all found a way to take advantage of their employees in a way that would result in positive effects for their companies. The strategy each CEO chose to take resulted in a respect among the higher level employees and the lower level of employees. The two corporate strategies the four
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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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Corporate Entrepreneurship Corporate Entrepreneurship can be seen as the process whereby an individual or a group creates a new venture within an existing organization‚ revitalizes and renews an organization ‚or innovates. Zahra’s(1986) definition of corporate entrepreneurship suggests aformal or informal activity aimed at creating new businesses in established firms through product and process innovations and market developments‚whereas sathe(1985) defines corporate entrepreneurship as a process
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Title: Corporate Governance Assignment topic Option 1 Conduct a review of the governance of your organisation (or one with which you are familiar) in the form of a report to the Chairman (or President) of the Governing Board of Directors. In the brief report use the concepts‚ tools and techniques learned in this subject to review the structure‚ process and effectiveness of the governance of the organisation and make recommendations for appropriate improvements. Executive summary This report
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In coming-of-age drama Real Women Have Curves directed by Patricia Cardoso conveys the message that all women do not have to be skinny or thin to be beautiful. Ana‚ Protagonist of the drama deals with the insecurities‚ struggles‚ and challenges of being overweight‚ Because of her mother Carmen always addressing about her weight. In the drama‚ Carmen is an overbearing mom who just doesn’t understand her daughter Ana. Carmen always wants to be followed by her. She also never tried to understand her
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Internal Environment Analysis Company Profile * History Founded by Frederick W. Smith‚ FedEx Express was established in 1973 and it has grown rapidly. Smith had the idea of creating a company that would deliver mail all over the United States over night. His idea was to fly mail from one location to another at night because the traffic is better and packages could be sorted‚ distributed and out of its original location faster. Delivering to over 220 countries and territories‚ FedEx today
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A report on the growing market of mergers‚ acquisitions‚ and restructurings in the corporate world. Roll No – A3906407G43 Enrolment No – A3906407403 Sudhanshu Gupta | Final Report Guided By – Mrs. Kavitha Menon July 21‚ 2008 | CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I wish to acknowledge my deep gratitude to Mrs. Kavitha Menon for her valuable guidance‚ wise suggestions‚ mellow criticism & above all unflinching moral support throughout the work. I wish to thank all the library
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