ABSTRACT In the light of various corporate scandals‚ regulatory bodies and corporate governance were placed under pressure by shareholders and stakeholders to form a tighter grip in governing corporation’s conduct. The obligations‚ roles and responsibilities of company’s stewards are under scrutiny of Corporations Act‚ listing rules‚ country’s code of corporate governance‚ ethics as well as social standards. At the same time‚ advocates of market forces as a replacement to regulations and
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Results in this study find that Czech‚ Hungarian and Polish firms are subject to scrutiny when applying for credit. The firm’s ability to provide collateral‚ the potential of the proposed investment project and individual financial backgrounds are all factors that are used before loans are offered‚ and it likely that allocational efficiency is strengthened in these circumstances‚ and not weakened. Stiglitz has the view that financial repression improves the quality of the pool of loans. Results here
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describes where we are going. Environmental scanning: Types of strategies: Corporate strategy: describes a company’s overall direction in terms of its general attitude toward growth and the management of its various businesses and product lines. Corporate strategies typically fit within the three main categories of stability‚ growth‚ and retrenchment. Cadbury Schweppes‚ for example‚ was following a corporate strategy of retrenchment by selling its marginally profitable soft drink business
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INTRODUCTION There has been considerable interest in recent years in the role of the audit committee as a key corporate governance mechanism. Corporate governance committees and regulators around the world have addressed the need for effective audit committees‚ with many requiring that listed companies must have a committee (European Union (EU) 8th Company Law Directive‚ 2006; Smith Report‚ 2003; United States (US) Congress‚ 2002). Recognising that the existence of a committee does not
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An Assignment of Business Ethics & Corporate Governance CASE STUDIES Module I BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY December 3‚ 2009‚ marked the 25th anniversary of the world’s worst ever industrial disaster - the gas leak that occurred at Union Carbide India Ltd’s (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh‚ India). The tragedy that instantly killed more than 3‚000 people and left thousands injured and affected for life‚ occurred when water entered Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) storage tank No. 610
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particular purpose. Definitions: Fundamental Definition In the words of D.S. Hansell‚ “Insurance accumulates contributions of all parties participating in the scheme.” Contractual Definition In the words of Justice Tindall‚ “Insurance is a
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Corporate Governance‚ accountability and ethics in Goldman Sachs 1. Introduction The greatest modern financial crisis is still unraveling the aftershocks now I feel is the most serious in Europe. In fact‚ the lifting of the mortgage crisis in the United States and bankruptcy homeowners damaged in progress‚ but is no longer news. The ultimate responsibility of the crisis‚ the responsibility of the nature and extent of the problem has not been a satisfactory answer. Therefore‚ the community
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first thoughts that crept into my mind was corporate espionage or insider trading. The largest external/environmental obstacle that most businesses will face is their competition‚ knowing where the competition plans to take their company can be critical in formulating an external business strategy. Unfortunately‚ this is illegal in most forms and people go to jail for it all the time. The next best thing is to take the environmental and evaluate them with the "Issues Priority Matrix". This basically
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Introduction | | | | | | 4 | 2 | Corporate Governance-An Academic Review | | | 5 | | 2.1 | Corporate Governance Mechanisms | | | 5 | | 2.2 | Overview of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance. | 6 | | 2.3 | Corporate Governance in India | | | | 7 | 3 | Satyam Computer Services Limited - Overview | | | 9 | | 3.1 | The Satyam Scandal | | | | | 10 | | 3.2 | Satyam’s Corporate Governance Issues | | | 12 | 4 | Corporate Governance Recommendations-Satyam Compute Services
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Corporate Governance and CSR: A Tool for Financial Manager Presented by: Nelson Monis INTRODUCTION “Good governance is integral to the very existence of a company. It inspires and strengthens investor’s confidence by ensuring company’s commitment to higher growth and profits. Corporate governance is nothing more than how a corporation is administered or controlled. Corporate governance takes into consideration company stakeholders as governmental participants‚ the principle participants being shareholders
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