Corporate Governance and Accounting Conservatism in China* Donglin Xiaa and Song Zhub‚** b School of Economics and Management‚ Tsinghua University‚ China School of Economics and Business Administration‚ Beijing Normal University‚ China a Abstract A principal-agent relationship exists among creditors‚ shareholders and management‚ and information asymmetry among them leads to asymmetric loss functions‚ which induces conservative accounting. This paper investigates the determinants of accounting
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ACHARYA INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE STUDIES SOLADEVANHALLI‚ BANGALORE LECTURE NOTES SUBJECT: BUSINESS ETHICS & CORPTORATE GOVERNACE CHAPTER NUMBER-I CHAPTER NAME: - INTRODUCTION PREPARED BY: MR.SHAIKH JUNED SAOUD In brief: - Meaning of Ethics: - Ethics is derived from the latin word ETHICUS and in greek it is called ETHICOS meaning character or manners. In other words ethics is said to be source of morals‚ moral principles and recognized rules of conduct. Definition of Ethics: -
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business activities under the Law on Credit Institutions for profit. Sacombank is the first modern multi-functional retail bank in Indochina with the mission of maximizing value for customers‚ investors‚ staff and upholding the highest commitment to corporate social responsibility. This bank was set up with 5 core values: pioneering; novel‚ dynamic and innovative; high commitment; social responsibility; and making a difference. Sacombank will lead or initiate new growth areas when faced with challenges;
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"Summarazation of Code of Corporate Governance of Bangladesh" Introduction Since the early 1990s‚ Corporate Governance has been receiving increasing attention from regulatory bodies and practitioners worldwide. Corporate sectors are still in its initial stage; nevertheless awareness of the importance of CG is growing. Bangladesh’s small size and lack of natural resources have necessitated an open trade policy. Bangladesh also has a liberal policy towards foreign direct investment (FDI). However
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Josie Esquivel‚ a star analyst on Wall Street‚ built a career based around principles she learned at an early age from her parents. She developed a leadership brand that defined her identity and set her apart from others. She was recognized early in her career for her strengths and ambition‚ and was able to stay true to those characteristics throughout her successful career. Josie was goal orientated from day one and continued to be throughout her life. This would become her overall driving
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Investment Lenders Government w w w .s tu d yi n te ra cti ve .o rg 2 CH AP TER 1 – I S S U ES I N COR POR ATE G OVER N AN CE w w w .s tu d yi n te ra cti ve .o rg 3 CH AP TER 1 – I S S U ES I N COR POR ATE G OVER N AN CE Corporate Governance Are the board effective? Are they making good decisions? Can we obtain assurance that they are? Are the board effective? Combined Code Board of Directors Chair CEO Execs Non-execs w w w .s tu d yi n te ra cti ve .o rg 4 CH
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Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Pacific-Basin Finance Journal 16 (2008) 236 – 251 www.elsevier.com/locate/pacfin The impact of corporate governance on corporate performance: Evidence from Japan ☆ Rob Bauer a ‚ Bart Frijns b‚c‚⁎‚ Rogér Otten a‚d ‚ Alireza Tourani-Rad c a b Limburg Institute of Financial Economics‚ Maastricht University‚ The Netherlands Nijmegen School of Management‚ Radboud University Nijmegen‚ The Netherlands c Department of Finance‚ Auckland University
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By acquiring Lehman Brothers‚ Nomura would be bringing onboard some of the brightest bankers in the industry‚ along with the administrative and technological setup supporting them. But the acquisition also meant that Nomura would be potentially increasing its headcount by almost 8000 employees over Europe and Asia. And these employees would be coming from an organization with a culture very different from Nomura’s existing culture. There was a formidable set of challenges‚ and Nomura ran into trouble
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Fuld and 12 other Lehman executives and directors‚ accused in investor lawsuits of lying about Lehman’s financial condition leading up to the bankruptcy‚ filed in Federal Bankruptcy Court yesterday requesting a judge release insurance proceeds to pay for settlements. The former executives have agreed to pay $90 million to settle a shareholder suit and $8.25 million in another suit. They are neither admitting or denying wrongdoing. Update: April 20‚ 2010 : Today former Lehman CEO Richard Fuld
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Yahoo Corporate Governance and the Microsoft Takeover We are studying the potential buyout of Yahoo by Microsoft from the perspective of Yahoo’s Board of Directors. Yahoo! Inc. provides Internet services to users‚ advertisers‚ publishers and developers worldwide. It offers online properties and services to users; and marketing solutions and tools to advertisers and publishers. For example‚ Yahoo! Finance is a portal for information on general financial conditions and specific firm information
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