Week 1 Essay Questions (80 Points) 1. Why is corporate governance important? a) good corporate governance produces direct economic benefit to the organization b) To avoid scandal c) To imbibe trust in investors d) The perception of good corporate governance is an important ingredient of the image of an organization‚ whether public‚ private‚ or nonprofit. e) A perception of unethical conduct by an organization can be very costly in legal cases Reference:
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L ’Oréal’s Corporate Social Responsibility Abstract This paper is about L ’Oreal‚ which is worldwide known beauty product brand. Their corporate social responsibility has huge concerns about the globalization. The company is not facing any global problems‚ moreover‚ it is trying to make the world better. In addition‚ L ’Oreal is concerned about the society and environment. Because of these issues the company ’s focus is on innovations‚ saving resources and trying to replace toxic waste usage
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Academic Year 2012‐2013 CEMS BLOCK SEMINAR: Take‐home examination Corporate Entrepreneurship Pauline GELDOF – CEMS Master 2 Introduction In today’s global economy‚ Corporate Entrepreneurship defined by Damanpour (1991) as the generation‚ development‚ and implementation of new ideas and behaviors by a company has become the only real source of competitive advantage for established organizations. Indeed‚ operating within an increasingly
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What is Corporate Communication? * A department with many functions * A set of communication products * A process to communicate key messages Corporate communications are a powerful management tool if approached with strategic integrity‚ alignment and focus. An organisation performing with coherence and its energy focused on a specified goal is far more effective than one that allows confused and inconsistent messages to disseminate from management. Communications is the only vehicle
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Trying to Change the Corporate Culture of a Multinational Enterprise: General Semiconductor 1. In your opinion‚ what actions taken by Ostertag stood the most chance of changing General Semiconductor’s culture? His decision to “replace nearly every member of the company’s senior management team” could have been more effective and beneficial had he only replaced those on the management team who were not upholding and enforcing the values and cultures of the company. The “team-building meeting
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Corporate governance refers to the system by which corporations are directed and controlled. The governance structure specifies the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in the corporation (such as the board of directors‚ managers‚ shareholders‚ creditors‚ auditors‚ regulators‚ and other stakeholders) and specifies the rules and procedures for making decisions in corporate affairs. Governance provides the structure through which corporations
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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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English 110 Corporate America People in today’s society probably think that the government runs our country. The sad thing about this is that they are completely wrong. What if the one and only great United States of America was in fact‚ ran by its massive corporations. As a whole‚ America has fallen from their past virtues and qualities on how to properly run a government. Nowadays giant corporations can often persuade the government into their favor. Within the picture‚ some of the top companies
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Corporate governance Two definitions: ASX CGC: rules‚ relationship‚ systems and processes help a company to monitor and assess risk‚ optimize performance‚ create value and provide accountability. A narrow definition which consistent with agency theory focuses on relationship between company and shareholders. OECD: a system a company can be directed and controlled‚ specify rights‚ responsibilities and rules; set and achieve objectives and monitor performance. A board definition consider relationship
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0309-0566.htm The effect of corporate branding dimensions on consumers’ product evaluation A cross-cultural analysis Nizar Souiden ´ Faculty of Business Administration‚ Laval University‚ Quebec‚ Canada Corporate branding dimensions 825 Received October 2004 Revised September 2005 Accepted January 2006 Norizan M. Kassim Department of Management and Marketing‚ College of Business and Economics
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