The book All the Bright Places is about two polar opposites coming together and falling in love. Theodore Finch is a “freak” who was fascinated with death‚ and liked to cause a scene. Nobody at school likes him‚ and he has blackouts that he refuses to tell anyone about. He is just the freak nobody likes‚ until he wanders to the top of the bell tower at school just to know the feeling of standing on the ledge‚ and he meets Violet. Violet was a happy‚ popular girl that everyone liked her. She was happy
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The rabbits who caused all the trouble by James Thurber Within the memory of the youngest child there was a family of rabbits who lived near a pack of wolves. The wolves announced that they did not like the way the rabbits were living. (The wolves were crazy about the way they themselves were living‚ because it was the only way to live.) One night several wolves were killed in an earthquake and this was blamed on the rabbits‚ for it is well known that rabbits pound on the ground with their
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CORPORATE CONTROL AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: DOES THE TYPE OF OWNERS MATTER? Muhammad Agung Prabowo* Universitas Sebelas Maret‚ Surakarta‚ Indonesia Abstract: The paper extends the ownership study by examining the different types of large shareholders in relation to its impact on organizational outcome in Indonesia using a dataset consisting of 190 non-financial companies listed in Jakarta Stock Exchange in 2002. The study investigates the effect of family ownership‚ foreign blockholder‚ domestic institutional
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abysmally at the bottom among South Asian States as it lost 8.3 per cent of its GDP or Rs. 820 billion during last year owing to bad governance.” The report also pointed out that GDP could have been higher by three percent or around Rs. 450 billion‚ had there been no shortage of power and water that has adversely affected the national economy. Today‚ bad governance has emerged as a much bigger challenge for the nation. Maladministration is not just limited to administrative failure but it also promotes
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liability and the expectation of account giving in relation to governance. (Dyxtra‚ Clarence‚ 1939) “As an aspect of governance‚ accountability has been central to discussions related to problems in the public sector‚ nonprofit and private (corporate) worlds. In leadership roles‚ accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions‚ products‚ decisions‚ and policies including the administration‚ governance‚ and implementation within the scope of the role or employment
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The relationship of audit techniques‚ audit procedures and assertions Audit technique - are the basic tool or means employed to obtain audit evidences. Audit procedures - are the application of audit techniques. Assertions – are representation of management as to the fairness of the financial statements. Audit Techniques Audit Procedures Assertions Count Counting of inventory‚ cash securities‚ unmatured‚ promissory note (to establish existence and where applicable‚ ownership
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EDUCATION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE INTRODUCTION Education is considered a ‘right’ and not a privilege. It is a rope that can carry us to greatness. it is one of the most important thing in life because without it you cannot make meaningful contributions towards development. While the concept of good governance indicates the effort the government has made or is making to turnaround the standard of living of the masses . Good Governance has to do with infrastructures‚ provision of security
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for their supporters or employees. They have great coaching and development skills. While these leaders have goals to accomplish‚ they consistently care for the individuals that support them. They’re not selfish individuals only thinking about their own wants and needs. Most have a heart for the people that follow them. 5. CharismaticMost good leaders are captivating. They’re charming individuals and they tend to draw people in with their personalities. It could be in the way they talk‚ the way they
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EVALUATION OF VIRGIN GROUP ACCORDING TO THE 7-S MODEL. According to Waterman and others‚ 7-s model is a framework for change identifying seven key factors that adversely affect change in an organization. Virgin Group can be analyzed according to this model as follows: 1. STAFF The staff of Virgin Group is highly motivated. Richard Branson‚ the owner of the group serves as a good example to the employees as he leads by example by not living an extravagant life which may make the employees
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Table 1-3 explain institutions as external control has not able to prevent corporate governance failure. It was proven by the scandals‚ including for Islamic Financial Institutions. The main difference from the implementation of corporate governance is the governance structure and employee’s representative. Meanwhile‚ in the corporate governance rules‚ all countries have tried to do their best‚ but some scandals still occur from year to year. What causes the financial scandals? According to Ghoshal
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