THE BENEFITS OF SARBANES-OXLEY AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MEASURED AGAINST THE COSTS Salim Motala A research project submitted to the Gordon Institute of Business Science‚ University of Pretoria‚ in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration. 14 November 2007 ABSTRACT The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) is the only legislated corporate governance structure‚ and is aimed at increasing investor confidence in public companies by forcing them
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IMPACT OF INFORMATION TEHNOLOGY ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING 1.0 INTRODUCTION The introduction of the computer and advent of the Internet has changed the way we live in the modern world. This spans across every aspect of human life. Modern innovations have led to the description of the age in which we live as “the Information age”. Information technology and management therefore plays a vital role to the extent that timely access to Information could save a life while improper
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Starbucks Corporation Board of Directors and Board Committee List As of March 20‚ 2013 Board of Directors Howard Schultz (Chair) Starbucks Corporation‚ chairman‚ president and chief executive officer William W. Bradley Allen & Company LLC‚ managing director Robert M. Gates Former Secretary of Defense Mellody Hobson Ariel Investments‚ LLC‚ president Kevin R. Johnson Juniper Networks‚ Inc.‚ chief executive officer Olden Lee PepsiCo‚ Inc.‚ retired executive Joshua
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interest of all stakeholders be implemented‚ especially in quoted companies as the failings of the companies had far reaching consequences. Definition and Principles While there is no definition of corporate governance which is universally accepted‚ it was defined by OECD (2004) Principles of Corporate
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A Comparison of Corporate Governance Systems in Four Countries Jüergen Schneider Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG Siu Y. Chan Hong Kong Baptist University A Comparison of Corporate Governance Systems in Four Countries Jüergen Schneider Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG‚ Heilbronn branch‚ Germany and Siu Y. Chan* Hong Kong Baptist University‚ Hong Kong * Address of Correspondence: Dr. Siu Y. Chan‚ Department of Accountancy and Law‚ Hong Kong Baptist University
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------------------------------------------------- Table of Content I. List of Table 1 II. List of Figures 1 III. List of Appendixes 3 IV. Abstract 4 V. Chapter 1 - Introduction 5 A. Corporate Governance 5 B. Problem Statement 6 C. Research Objectives 7 D. Research Questions 7 E. Significant of Study 7 VI. Chapter 2 – Literature Review 8 A. Board of Director 8 a. Board Size and Audit Fees 8 b. Board Meeting and Audit Fees 9 c. Role of Duality and Audit
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Essay Louise Pettiford What must be done to improve ethics in finance and corporate governance? Corporate governance can be referred to the rules‚ processes‚ or laws by which businesses are operated‚ regulated and controlled. It can also refer to internal factors defined by the officers‚ stockholders or constitution of a corporation. After finding the meaning of Corporate governance‚ which can also be referred to corporate responsibility‚ I thought about the policies in which the company I work
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A COMPARITIVE STUDY OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN INDIA AND COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD SHAKTI SINGAL-2010A58 DIVYA CHADHA-2010A60 UJJWAL SINGH -2010A62 Under the Guidance of MR.SHREEDHAR BHAT SYMBIOSIS CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT‚ SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ACKNOWLEDMENT This project would not have been possible without the help and support of Mr. Shreedhar Bhat‚ our mentor for the project. Our deepest gratitude goes out to him for guiding us at various stages with
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STUDY ON MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE MEMBER STATES APPENDIX 1 DETAILED LEGAL ANALYSIS Final Report STUDY ON MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE MEMBER STATES 23 September 2009 PREPARED BY SUB-CONTRACTOR: STUDY ON MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE MEMBER STATES Table of content AUSTRIA ______________________________________________________________________________
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SCORECARD OF HOANG ANH GIA LAI GROUP I. Introduction From 1986 until now and more than 25 years from DOI MOI‚ the policy of multi-sector economy has implemented‚ Vietnamese enterprises have formed and developed very fast‚ very strong in Vietnam‚ widely available across the country and in all economic sectors. With the rapid growth in the number and scale of development‚ corporate governance (CG) becomes a factor attracting huge attention from the business and
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