Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank Ashwin Kaja Eric Werker Working Paper 09-108 Copyright © 2009 by Ashwin Kaja and Eric Werker Working papers are in draft form. This working paper is distributed for purposes of comment and discussion only. It may not be reproduced without permission of the copyright holder. Copies of working papers are available from the author. Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank Ashwin Kaja Eric Werker* Abstract We test for evidence of corporate misgovernance
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Structuring Corporate Financial Policy: Diagnosis of Problems and Evaluation of Strategies Introduction This case discusses the element of good process by which an analyst could proceed to assess the financial policy of a firm. It discusses the elements of good process and offers three basic stages in that proces: (1)description- the ability to describe a firm’s financial policies‚ (2)diagnosis-one derives a „good“ financial structure by triangulating from benchmark perspectives and (3)prescription-
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Who is the Corporate Fool? Not much unlike the courtroom jesters‚ the Corporate Fool is one who operates within the corporate system‚ yet is not afraid to highlight the hubris‚ follies and myopia of the leaders of the organization. The Corporate Fool is the reality check to every over-confident leader‚ a solution to gun-point problems and a divergent lens for visionary leaders. However‚ just as the power that a single monarch once held‚ is sometimes dispersed amongst the top management of present-day
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Methods of Corporate Valuation Prof. Ian H. Giddy‚ New York University | What is my company worth? What are the ratios used by analysts to determine whether a stock is undervalued or overvalued? How valid is the discounted present value approach? How can one value a company as a going concern‚ and how does this change in the context of a potential acquisition‚ or when the company faces financial stress? Finding a value for a company is no easy task -- but doing so is an essential component
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Corporate Restructuring is the corporate management term for the act of reorganizing the legal‚ ownership‚ operational‚ or other structures of a company for the purpose of making it more profitable‚ or better organized for its present needs. Alternate reasons for restructuring include a change of ownership or ownership structure‚ demerger‚ or a response to a crisis such as positioning the company to be more competitive‚ survive a currently adverse economic climate‚ or poise the corporation to move
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Strategic Finance Reflective Paper: Corporate Governance Siddharth Menon 13200701 What is Corporate Governance? Corporate Governance defines the methods‚ structure and the processes of a company in which the business and affairs of the company managed and directed (Khan‚ 2011). It deals with ways in which suppliers of finance to corporations assure themselves of getting a return on their investment. Corporate Governance can also be defined as the whole system of rights‚ processes
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ITC’s Dairy Development Initiative CSR or CSV Submitted to Instructor: Prof. Asha Kaul Academic Associate: Sudhir Pandey In partial fulfillment of the requirements of the course Communicating Corporate Reputation By Jyotirmoy Pathak PGP – 12126 Section – A On 20th August 2013 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT‚ AHMEDABAD ITC Limited: A Prologue The journey that began way back in 1910 was very straight and simple for ITC Limited with only tobacco and tobacco products in their portfolio
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Legal framework of corporate governance (Laws and regulations affecting corporations) Companies Act 1965 All types of incorporated companies‚ whether private or public‚ foreign or otherwise‚ unless formed in pursuance of some other written laws are governed under CA 1965. The Act governs matters regarding powers of the Registrar of Companies‚ filing of documents with the Registrar of Companies‚ incorporation of companies‚ constitution of companies‚ powers of companies‚ shares and membership
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1) What is corporate governance? Contemporary corporate governance started in 1992 with the Cadbury report in the UK Cadbury was the result of several high profile company collapses is concerned primarily with protecting weak and widely dispersed shareholders. Corporate Governance is a mechanism through which boards and directors are able to direct‚ monitor and supervise the conduct and operation of the corporation and its management in a manner that ensures appropriate levels
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Model for Qantas Limited 30 Assessment Model for World Vision Australia 34 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The corporate governance of five organisations (China Mobile Limited‚ Daimler AG‚ Samsung Electronics Corporation Limited‚ Qantas Airways Limited and World Vision Australia) is evaluated using a specially developed model which focuses on six corporate governance related factors that will enhance corporate governance quality. These factors are: * Whether the company’s board is structured to add value
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