THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE • VOL. LXVII‚ NO. 1 • FEBRUARY 2012 Information Disclosure and Corporate Governance BENJAMIN E. HERMALIN and MICHAEL S. WEISBACH∗ ABSTRACT Public policy discussions typically favor greater corporate disclosure as a way to reduce firms’ agency problems. This argument is incomplete because it overlooks that better disclosure regimes can also aggravate agency problems and related costs‚ including executive compensation. Consequently‚ a point can exist beyond which additional
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The American regulatory model of corporate governance rests on the theory of self regulation as the most efficient means to achieve corporate self-control in the marketplace. However‚ that model fails to achieve regular compliance with baseline ethical and legal behaviours as evidenced by a century of repeated corporate debacles‚ the most recent being Lehman’s Brothers. Lehman’s Brothers Holdings Inc was a global financial services firm who provided services like investment banking‚ equity and fixed
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3‚ No. 4 ISSN: 2222-6990 Corporate Governance- Issues and Challenges in Pakistan Beenish Ameer Department of Management Sciences‚ Abbasia Campus‚ Islamia University of Bahawalpur‚ Pakistan E-mail:beenishameer14@gmail.com Abstract Purpose: Pakistani companies are crucial for attaining the better position in the global market by adopting the actual concept of corporate governance. Corporate governance is a worldwide phenomenon. Corporate Governance is the system of rules‚ practices and
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There are two distinct models of disability that seek to empower those with disabilities- the medical model and the social model. The medical model refers to a disability as a “physical or mental impairment of the individual and its person with social consequences. It regards the limitations faced by people with disabilities as resulting primarily‚ or solely‚ from their impairments” Wasserman et al (2011). Under the medical model people are defined by their illness or medical condition. The medical
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McBride Transparency in Corporate Governance MMPBL/570 May 7‚ 2012 Thomas Kershaw McBride: Transparency In Corporate Governance Many recent corporate governance scandals have caused government to implement a number or regulatory modifications. One factor in relation to these changes is improved disclosure requirements. An example‚ Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)‚ created because of Enron‚ WorldCom‚ and additional public governance malfunctions‚ with detailed reporting of off-balance sheet financing
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A Taxonomy of Systems of Corporate Governance This paper argues that debate on corporate governance in an international context is hampered by the lack of a coherent framework. A taxonomy of systems of corporate governance is proposed as a remedy. The taxonomy is based upon eight related‚ yet discernible characteristics: (1) the prevailing concept of the firm‚ (2) the board system‚ (3) the salient stakeholders able to exert influence on managerial decision-making‚ (4) the importance of stock markets
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Module Corporate Governance Business Ethics & CSR H9CGBE: Corporate Governance Business Ethics & CSR Extra Header Data Module Delivered in Programme Code MBA MSCMGMTD MSCMRKD PGDMGT Programme Master of Business Administration Msc in Management MSc in Marketing Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Management Semester 2 1 1 2 Delivery Mandatory Mandatory Elective Mandatory Module Delivered in Programme Code MBA MSCMGMTD MSCMRKD PGDMGT Programme Master of Business Administration Msc in Management
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(2007) “Corporate governance is an encompassing policy‚ processes and people‚ which serves the needs of shareholders and other stake holders by directing and controlling management activities with good business savvy‚ objectivity and integrity”. The author stated that sound corporate governance is dependent on external market place commitment and legislation plus a healthy board culture that safeguards policies and processes. Magdi and Nadereh (2002) stress that corporate governance is about ensuring
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Introduction Tele-nursing is the use of telecommunications technology such as videos‚ computers and tele-monitoring technologies to provide nursing care and advice at a distance. This growing technology offers many advantages in the delivery of healthcare information‚ disease monitoring‚ health promotion and disease prevention services‚ as well as nursing diagnosis‚ treatment and education to patient at home from a centralized location. Tele-nursing can be instrumental in helping patients
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Corporate governance is the process in which a company controls its overall processes. It is a fine tuned method of handling the corporation like an actual country with its own laws and policies. A sovereign state with it its own customs‚ rules and regulations. These policies that is applicable from the highst to the lowest rank in office. The goal of corporate governance is the increased accountability of the company and acts as a preventative measure for any corporate disaster. A solid corporate
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