Are Caribbean Governments inclusive (involving civil society) in policy making decisions and general governance? Definitions INCLUSIVE: Covering or including everything open to everyone‚ not limited to certain people‚ including the stated limits and everything in between (Miriam Webster’s Dictionary) CIVIL SOCIETY: Civil society includes all organizations that occupy the ’social space’ between the family and the state‚ excluding political parties and firms. Some definitions of civil society also
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Corporate Governance is essentially all about how corporations are directed‚ managed‚ controlled and held accountable to their shareholders. In India‚ the question of Corporate Governance has come up mainly in the wake of economic liberalization and de-regularization of industry and business. The objective of any corporate governance system is to simultaneously improve corporate performance and accountability as a means of attracting financial and human resources on the best
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Meetings come in all shapes and sizes. There are the everyday office meetings‚ board meetings‚ seminars -- all the way up to major conferences. And meetings can now be face-to-face‚ teleconference‚ videoconference‚ or online via the Internet. And when is the last time you heard someone say‚ "Gee‚ we need to have more meetings." There are more than enough meetings to go around these days‚ and for a good reason. Meetings are more important than ever. Modern workplaces are built on teams‚ sharing of
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the meeting. Determine if the meeting is necessary or if the issues can be addressed outside of a meeting In your agenda‚ you should state your goal for the meeting. You should cover the most important things in your meeting. Identify and invite only the necessary and appropriate people for the meeting • Make sure all attendees can contribute. Communicate the meeting’s purpose and desired outcomes to all attendees. • Schedule guests who don’t need to be at the entire meeting‚ which
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Abstract In light of a number of high-profile corporate failures during the first half of 2001‚ a number of studies have been performed to address the impact of mandatory rotation of audit firms to ensure the appropriate level of independence ’ of auditors. Majority of studies conclude that the detrimental effects of firm rotation on the quality of the audit work by far outweigh its positive effects as a safeguard against various independence and quality threats. Frequent changes of audit firms
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Business Law Section Corporate Governance Committee International Developments Subcommittee ******************************************************************** Corporate Governance and Fiduciary Duties A Multi-Jurisdictional Review of the Directors’ Relationship to the Corporation The International Developments Subcommittee is in the process of preparing a analysis of the board of director’s relationship to the corporation‚ comparing concepts of fiduciary duty
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CSEC_M01.QXD:IC8235 ch01.qxd chapter 19/6/09 09:44 Page 3 1 The role of the company secretary contents 1 Requirement to appoint a company secretary 2 The secretary and the board 5 Liabilities Core duties of a company secretary 3 4 Appointment and removal from office learning outcomes As an officer of the company at the centre of the decision-making process‚ the company secretary is in a powerful position. He should assist and guide the board in
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1.1 Introduction Corporate governance has been the subject of numerous theoretical and empirical studies especially after the fraudulent reporting scandals such as Enron‚ World.com‚ Adelphia‚ and Parmalat.it has come to mean many things. Traditionally and at fundamental level the concept refers to corporate decision making and control‚ particularly the structure of the board and its working procedures‚ Hermes (1994). Jenifer (2002) defines corporate governance as a set of interlocking riles by which
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Definition of Corporate Governance “The process and structure used to direct and manage the affairs of the business towards enhancing business prosperity and corporate accountability with the ultimate objective of realizing long-term shareholder value‚ whilst taking into account the interests of other stakeholders”. Prior to the establishment of this definition‚ there were 4 others namely by; The Cadbury Report (1992) defined corporate governance as „a whole system of controls by which
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MURERIWA ON A CALL FOR GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN ZIMBABWE. ADV ISIAH MURERIWA LLB (UP) LLM (UP) (Advocate of the High Court of South Africa) The legal realty is that in Zimbabwe‚ as in many other economies‚ those who own companies (shareholders) are different from those who are involved in the day-to-day operations of the companies (managers and directors). This position thus put the managers and directors in a fiduciary relationship vis-a vis the actual owners of companies and
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