CHAPTER ONE 1. General Introduction Robust financial institutions provide an indispensable support to an economy. If the financial industry collapses‚ the whole economy is likely to collapse. This is evident from the current recession in the United Kingdom. In a bid to improve the activities of financial institutions‚ Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been found instrumental and is adopted worldwide. ICT involves the use of electronic gadgets‚ especially computers and their
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS(IFRS) are designed as a common global language for business affairs so that company accounts are understandable and comparable across international boundaries. They are a consequence of growing international shareholding and trade and are particularly important for companies that have dealings in several countries. They are progressively replacing the many different national accounting standards. The rules to be followed by accountants to maintain books
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Corporate Governance is essential to be followed in any country and economy for its economic welfare. In Pakistan‚ Security and exchange commission of Pakistan is the core authority to assure the implication of corporate governance. The SECP issued the code of corporate governance which has been revised in 2012. This code includes all the details of the corporate governance practices to be followed in Pakistan. On having a study of this code‚ Following were the points as seen also in the Anglo-American
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COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN MAURITIUS REPORT October 2009 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Executive Summary [1/14] In view of improving the overall governance in Mauritius‚ the NCCG has as its main aim to identify the key weaknesses and discrepancies in the governance of companies in Mauritius. In this regard‚ BDO De Chazal Du Mée and DCDM Marketing Research have been commissioned to conduct a survey on the state of compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance in Mauritius. The research
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Through the advancement of technology in today’s modern era‚ society has moved increasingly deeper into a digital world‚ changing the face of marketing communications. A variety of marketing communications tools have been utilised by marketers in order to achieve their objectives‚ through the provision of information to consumers about their offerings as a means of persuasion and to affect their buying behavior (Shimp & Andrews‚ 2013). As society continues to develop into the digital age‚ many
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WRITING A LITERATURE REVIEW Outline: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Research process Definition of LR Objectives of LR Steps in writing LR Guideline for planning LR Checklist for LR 1 I .RESEARCH PROCESS A research process – to recap... How you get the topic/topics of your thesis? 2 THE BASIC RESEARCH PROCESS DecisionDecision-Making Process Phase I – Formulation: • Confirm Need • Define the Problem • Review Literature & Examine Theory • Develop Questions & Objectives • Specify Hypotheses
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Introduction Information technology plays an important role to support the relationships between customers and suppliers in financial industry. Different industry faces different competitive and different business practice. Besides‚ we can use information technology to determine the opportunities and threats to the relationships between customers and suppliers. In this research‚ it focus on the financial service industry that is motivated by three factors which are the paucity of research
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Corporate governance convergence practice in Japan Introduction In recent years‚ there are a number of literatures with regard to the debatable and inevitable convergence in the corporate governance practices (Yoshikawa & Rasheed‚ 2009). In general‚ corporate governance convergence relate to the models of corporate governance‚ in which merge in practices and theoretical views especially at national or multinational level (West‚ 2009). West (2009) also stated that the completely convergence which
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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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discussion of different types of information systems. Which types of ISs can gain strategic advantage and which cannot? Why? Maximizing sales and lowering costs are two strategies in information systems that help gain strategic advantage because it helps to maximize its strength and results in a competitive advantage. 3. What should an information system achieve for an organization in order to be considered a strategic information system? An information system that takes a certain amount
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