ASSIGNMENT NO.1 Subject: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Topic: Business Ethics scenario Case Study Date: 7th March 2011 Submitted by: Miss. Janhavi R Joshi Submitted to: Professor Mrs. Monica Khanna 1. Receiving a Holiday Gift: A supplier sends a basket of expensive foodstuffs to your home at Christmas with a card: "We hope you and your family enjoy the ’goodies.’". What action(s) might you want to take? Answer: Ethical dilemma: There are two reasons for such generosity from the Supplier
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Theories of Corporate Governance Agency Theory • • • Separation of ownership from control Dispersed ownership structure – no single shareholder has the power to control management Economic theory suggest that managers will act in their own self interest instead of maximizing shareholders’ return Stewardship Theory Managers are good stewards of corporations and diligently work to attain high levels of corporate profit and shareholders’ returns • Different
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2. L iterature R eview 2.1 Introduction Organisational communication is a vast‚ fast growing and multifaceted discipline‚ combining aspects of psychology‚ sociology‚ communication studies and management theory. The focus of academic and professional literature has shifted significantly over the decades but
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Republic of Zambia Decentralization Implementation Plan 2009 - 2013 ________________________________________ Ministry of Local Government and Housing Decentralization Secretariat Lusaka December 2009 ©GRZ‚ Decentralisation Implementation Plan 2009-2013‚ December 2009 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Republic of Zambia Decentralization Implementation Plan 2009 - 2013 _____________________________________
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ASSESSMENT TITLE: THE LEADER’S ROLE IN EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE OF ORGANISATIONS COURSE CODE: MGMT20125 COURSE NAME: LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE Executive Summary The following essay will analyse two important elements in every organisation‚ leadership and governance‚ the interaction between them and how they influence in organisations outcomes. This paper will cite different journals and studies
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The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of commonly used statistical data in the measurement of corporate performance by examining various models and methods. Corporate performance can be defined as fundamental measures of organizational aptitude used to assess the “health” of the organization and to provide focused direction to operations while supporting managers. In order to measure the company’s intangible assets such as customer relationships‚ internal processes‚ and employee learning
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Walmart‚ and both are employed at successful companies that offer vastly different compensation and benefits. What is the impact of these differing compensation policies on employee behaviours‚ and what link (if any) is there to each company’s organisational performance? Nordstrom: Incentivising Service Nordstrom began as a Seattle shoe retailer in 1901‚ and soon branched out into apparel. By the 1980’s it was a multi-billion dollar retailing behemoth‚ with large full-line department stores offering
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Corporate Governance in Three Economies: Germany‚ Japan and the United States 1. Strategy‚ Governance Concepts and Business Terminology: 1. Corporate governance 6. Legal structure 11. Crossholding 2. meeting of shareholders 7. Outstanding share 12. Limited liability companies 3. Long-term financing 8. Supervisory board 13. shareownership 4. Bond and equity market 9. Pension funds 14. Direct and Indirect households 5. Board of directors 10. Management board 15. Inside and Outside
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Starbuck‚ WH 2014‚ ‘Why corporate governance deserves serious and creative thought’‚ Academy of Management Perspectives‚ vol. 28‚ no. 1‚ pp. 15–21. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Copyright Regulations 1969 WARNING This material has been reproduced and communicated to you by or on behalf of Australian Institute of Business pursuant to Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act). The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further reproduction or communication of this
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impacts job performance. Although most contemporary studies highlight the negative effect of stress on job performance (distress)‚ mild stress is known to enhance an employee ’s performance (eustress). It is necessary to take a holistic picture of antecedents to job stress by including the effects of personality‚ organisational factors and the work- family interaction in the perception of job stress. This article defines stress‚ examines whether it has a positive or a debilitating effect on performance
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