African situation‚ South Africa is known as a developing post-colonised country. Corporate governance is “a particularly salient issue in emerging markets attempting to compete for investors and capital with established markets where investors are less concerned about the quality of corporate governance practices” (Andreasson‚ 2002: 2).This statement rules out the possibility of a “comply or else” approach to corporate governance‚ and as a result “comply or explain” approach is the most suitable approach
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The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 The Act The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 took effect on 6 April 2008. Companies‚ organisations and Government bodies can now be prosecuted as a consequence of a gross breach of the duty of care resulting in the death of an individual‚ if ‘the way in which its activities are managed or organised by its senior management is a substantial element in the breach’ (Section 1(3)) [1]. Prior to 2007‚ successive Governments
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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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One.Tel and its corporate governance issues Table of contents Introduction One.Tel collapse Impact of One.tel collapse Legal proceedings against One.tel’s directors Things can be learnt from One.tel’s failure Conclusion Introduction Lack of proper corporate governance can be a disaster for campanies. In recent years‚ major Australian companies such as HIH‚ One.tel and Harris Scarfe failed under dramatic and high profile circumstances. As a result‚ executive and non executive directors
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an increasingly important issue for all businesses around the world. CSR covers economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and philanthropic responsibilities of firms. Explain the factors that may motivate an MNE to adopt CSR in its international business strategy and operations. How might the country context influence the types of CSR initiatives undertaken? Support your answer with real world examples or cases. Introduction In the beginning of the 1980s state and
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Corporate Transparency vs. Business Performance Throughout history‚ mankind has had innumerable moments of corruption and greed. From the City-State wars in ancient Greece to the organized crime during the prohibition‚ human beings have always been prey to the desires of wealth and power. While our current society may seem civilized compared to those eras‚ the shallow traits which haunted mankind then are still in play in today’s society. There are always going to be people looking for a way to
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Standardisation versus Adaptation in a Globalisation context Challenge This is the challenge facing primarily multinational firms whether to standardise their local offering or adapt/localise it for the market they are selling into. According to De Wit and Meyer (2010)‚ the question facing managers is whether they should anticipate and encourage global convergence by emphasising global standardisation‚ centralisation and coordination or should managers acknowledge and exploit international diversity
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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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A report on the growing market of mergers‚ acquisitions‚ and restructurings in the corporate world. Roll No – A3906407G43 Enrolment No – A3906407403 Sudhanshu Gupta | Final Report Guided By – Mrs. Kavitha Menon July 21‚ 2008 | CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I wish to acknowledge my deep gratitude to Mrs. Kavitha Menon for her valuable guidance‚ wise suggestions‚ mellow criticism & above all unflinching moral support throughout the work. I wish to thank all the library
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create a sustainable environment in order to achieve long-term profits. While all of the above relationships are valuable‚ none should be dominant over the others. The CEO should be accountable to set up a holistic strategy that captures the needs of corporate governance‚ which “emphasized a manager’s accountability to multiple constituencies besides the shareholders” (1). This will allow the organization to maximize its value in the long term. Companies are networks of parties and people working together
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