In their 2016 article‚ Barnao‚ Ward‚ and Casey provide a thematically-linked multiple-case study analysis of the Good Lives Model‚ as applied with a forensic population with mental illness. In order to provide a client perspective on the GLM‚ five participants with mental illness participated in a 15-week GLM program in a medium security forensic unit. Interviews with the participants were conducted prior to commencement and after completion of the program. Results showed that two of participants
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Background of the Study Internet is recently one of the fast‚ convenient ways for people to communicate with other people around the world. Especially with social networking sites‚ people are now able to create their own world online. They can do all the things they want to do even things they can’t do them in their real lives. Most likely‚ teenagers are a great numbers of users and members of the networking sites such as Myspace‚ Hi5‚ Facebook and Friendster. They usually get online and
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important part of corporate governance as capital resources.” Employee participation is essential to corporate governance; it influences employee cooperation in the implementation of company decisions as well as the effectiveness of managerial control and authority. Employees of a firm have made firm-specific investments such as retirement funds and pension funds. Those investment are tied to the company’s stock‚ thus their incentives to participate in corporate governance are greater. Given more
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Corporate Governance Research Paper Trends in Executive Compensation Oct.10‚ 2013 Introduction Top managers of firms are under scrutiny from the public due to what seem to be high salaries‚ bonuses and stock options. There have been definite trends in regards to executive compensation‚ and they all tend to lead to higher compensation of executives over time. There wasn’t always transparency in regards to executive compensation‚ but due to government and public pressure
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local leaders/officials especially on Governance. LGUs failed to deliver effective governance that resulted to numerous issues and grievances from the people. The LGUs’ shortcomings towards its citizenry have betrayed the true essence of their slogan “Public office is a Public Trust.” Sulu Local Government Units have always been ‘poor’ and ‘weak’ in governance when evaluated by its people and they are always inadequate to reach their topmost echelon. Poor Governance aggravates the Poverty in the province
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Importance of Corporate Governance for SMEs By Hany Abou-El-Fotouh Today corporate governance principles are considered a key element to the success of any organization and a prescription for improving performance. Simply it is the name of the game for companies that are directed by a board of directors in order to safeguard the interest of shareholders as well as other stakeholders. There are several definitions for corporate governance. However‚ the most appropriate definition which is
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(Dana Alokasi Khusus/DAK). Even though fiscal decentralization has been implemented nearly ten years‚ Indonesia’s achievements continue to be clouded by widespread concerns about transparency‚ accountability and governance. This lack of accountability‚ transparency and governance leads to arbitrary and non-participatory decision-making‚ in efficient project execution and rampant financial corruption in public bodies. 2. Assessing Revenue sharing Mechanism This section addresses the
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Throughout this essay I aim to provide an understanding of Jay’s current situation looking at it from both a sociological and a criminological perspective. I will also draw upon areas of Social Policy that may improve my understanding of their situation and from these discussions I will outline the implications for social work practice. SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Functionalism seeks to provide a theoretical account of how societies work and function. Many Functionalist theorists have likened the workings
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importance of corporate governance in organizations With the recent financial crisis‚ companies’ defaults and crushes‚ the importance of corporate governance has risen significantly. Corporate scandals that have impacted companies all over the world have led to the re-examination of the role of corporate governance in their day to day operations. The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD‚ April 1999) defines corporate governance as follows: "Corporate governance is the system by
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Many were the factors that contributed to the fraud‚ but I believe it is possible to analyze the Satyam case under two main different perspectives. The first addresses the conditions that made possible‚ and eventually stimulated‚ the existence of the accounting fraud perpetrated from the company top management. The second one is about the issue of gaps in the company’s control framework‚ which failed miserably in identify and properly address the problems in company financial statements. Analyzing
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