... For More Courses and Exams use this form ( http://hwguiders.com/contact-us/ ) Feel Free to Search your Class through Our Product Categories or From Our Search Bar (http://hwguiders.com/ ) Table of content 1. Question 1 1. Introduce to Corporate Governance 2. Governance makes a Difference 3. Failures of Corporate Governance 4. Failures in Major companies 5. Reform of Corporate Governance 6. Conclusions 2. Question 2 1. Introduce to Cadbury Report 2. Conclusions 3.0 References Question 1 Based on the above it has been stated that “the problem is not a failure to comply with rules but a failure in governance practice”. Do you agree and why? (10 Marks) Introduce to Corporate Governance Corporate governance looks at issues pertaining to transparency, integrity, effectiveness and accountability in the management of the affairs, and all other activities of an organization. Management is concerned with the company’s operations, functions and financial performance; hence, corporate governance aims to involve the quality assurance of the operation of the board itself. The concern is for the welfare, good performance, corporate ethics and morality, as well as social and public responsibility for the good corporate citizenship. Corporate governance also involves in system to ensure that the organization’s obligations to its major stakeholders. The relationship among the many stakeholders and the way of corporation is directed and governed is therefore created...
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...undergraduate degrees in European studies and law and a Masters degree in trade, corporate governance and European law; in highly recognisable UK universities. Currently I am undertaking a full time Masters degree in Business law in one of the best UK and world universities. I am an experienced researcher and I have worked on different research projects demanding law elements from UK and other jurisdictions. In addition I have more than a year's legal work experience providing the law firm's clients with high quality legal research documents. I have an eye for perfection. It will be a pleasure to work for you. Sample Do the UK Combined Code on Corporate Governance and the legislative framework regulating Listed PLC's in the UK effectively address the problems revealed by the corporate scandals of recent times? Introduction> In UK there are the sole trader, the partnerships, the companies and the joint venture, structure businesses. For the sole trader and the partnerships because the businesses are controlled by the owners and they work for the benefit of the owners, it has not been necessary to have increased measures for the protection of the owners benefit. In the companies though that it is a different legal entity, not related to the persons that initially established it, there is a need for human representatives that would manage the company in benefit for the shareholders and stakeholders. The management of the company is on the hands of the board of directors and the general...
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...quiz consist of 30 multiple choice questions. The first 15 questions cover the material in Chapter 2. The second 15 questions cover the material in Chapter 3. Be sure you are in the correct Chapter when you take the quiz. Question 1 5 out of 5 points Correct Once an organization has implemented the issue management program, it must: Answer Selected Answer: Study the results and make necessary adjustments. Correct Answer: Study the results and make necessary adjustments. Question 2 5 out of 5 points Correct A corporation’s issue management activities are usually linked to: Answer Selected Answer: Both the board of directors and top management levels. Correct Answer: Both the board of directors and top management levels. Question 3 5 out of 5 points Correct An analysis of the stability or instability of a government is an example of scanning the: Answer Selected Answer: Political environment. Correct Answer: Political environment. Question 4 5 out of 5 points Correct Failure to understand the beliefs and expectations of stakeholders: Answer Selected Answer: Causes the performance-expectations gap to grow larger. Correct Answer: Causes the performance-expectations gap to grow larger. Question 5 5 out of 5 points ...
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...Discuss the ethical implications of the fraud committed at Computer Associates. In your response you should refer to Part A of the Code of Ethics of the Australian Accounting Profession discussed in Chapter 29 of the text. (25 marks) EARNINGS MANAGEMENT 2. “Numerous pieces of evidence suggested that earnings management – the managerial use of discretion to influence reported earnings – was a widespread corporate practice at Computer Associates.” Distinguish between accrual-based earnings management and real activities manipulation. Explain what is meant by a trade-off between the two. Which type of earnings management was practised at Computer Associates? Academic support should be provided (see the attached reference list) from at least two articles. (25 marks) CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 3. Corporate governance is defined as the system by which companies are directed and controlled" (Cadbury Committee, 1992). Discuss the role of specific corporate governance mechanisms that may have alleviated earnings management at Computer Associates. Academic support should be provided (see the attached reference list) from at least two articles. (25 marks) LOBBYING 4. The fraudulent activity at CA centred on issues of earnings management concerning revenue recognition. On 14 November 2011 the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued for public comment a revised draft standard to improve and converge the financial...
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...CORPORATE STRATEGY AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT SPRING TERM 2015 Course Lecturer: Professor James Rafferty Course Tutor: Mr Tahiru Liedong Course Description The course is concerned with the Strategic Management issues and tasks faced by general managers in organisations. These involve determining the purpose and direction of the organisation, establishing objectives and formulating strategies to achieve them, which take account of changes in the environment and the organisation’s competence. The management of strategic decisions also deals with the problem of implementation, of planning change and creating an appropriate structure and culture to effect change. In addressing the scope of this topic we will examine the issues from a theoretical and practical perspective, highlighting the dichotomy between the various schools of thought, tools of analysis and research orientations. As Corporate Strategy and Strategic Management is concerned with complex decisions and management processes, throughout the course you will be required to draw on the concepts, skills and techniques previously covered in other courses within the Business and Management and related degree programmes. Course Objectives 1. To develop an understanding of the theoretical frameworks presented in the area of Strategic Management. 2. To develop the ability to analyse strategic issues within organisations. 3. To understand the strategy formulation process...
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...Examination Paper IIBM Institute of Business Management Examination Paper Corporate Governance Section A: OBJECTIVE TYPE (20 marks) MM.50 • • • This section consists of Multiple choice questions. Answer all the questions. Questions carry 1 mark each. 1. In the second version of McKinsey’s model called “the Central model” governance chain is represented by a. Well-developed equity market & dispersed ownership b. Underdeveloped equity market & concentrated ownership c. Well-developed equity market & concentrated ownership d. Underdeveloped equity market & dispersed ownership 2. Corporate governance refers to a combination of law, rules, regulations and a. Value b. Wealth c. Voluntary practices d. Customer Satisfaction 3. ____________, is one of the major tools. Corporations use to direct persuasive communication to target buyers & the public. a. Advertising b. Media c. Press d. None 4. Policy adopted by the monetary authority with respect to the supply of money is called a. Monetary Policy b. Fiscal Policy c. Budgetary Policy d. Economic Policy 5. Cash reserve requirements refer to the a. Purchase & Sale of government securities & other approved securities by the Central bank. b. Changes in bank rate by the Central Bank c. That portion of bank’s total cash reserves which they are statutorily required to hold with the RBI. IIBM Institute of Business Management 1 Examination Paper d. The particular level of liquid ity maintained by commercial banks. 6. This committee...
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...Economics Letters, 2011, 18, 1121–1124 Management innovation, corporation core competence and corporate culture: the impact of relatedness Chich-Jen Shieh Department of International Business, Chang Jung Christian University, Kway Jen, Sector 1, 396 Chang Jung Road, Tainan, 71101 Taiwan E-mail: charles@mail.cjcu.edu.tw This study reports the results of a study of Management Innovation of Taiwanese businesses in China. Over 800 questionnaires were sent out to the Taiwanese owners/managers in Kun-Shan City, China, with 260 valid responses included in the study. Four relationships were examined in the study: the correlation between management innovation and corporation core competence, between management innovation and the corporate culture, between corporation core competence and the corporate culture and finally the effect of the corporate culture on the relationship between management innovation and corporation core competence. Findings and conclusions are discussed. I. Introduction Management innovations are processes such as new distribution methods or novel applications of technology in the management process, which enable organizations to reach their goals, and include object management, environmental research and judgment, coordination, integration and schedule control (Van de Ven, 2003; Van Ark et al., 2003b). Van Ark et al. (2003a) defined management innovation as a management product or management process that is based on some technology...
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...The Importance Of Corporate Ethics and Values: Building a Sustainable Strategy Model for Effective Implementation of Good Corporate Governance within a State-Owned Enterprise in South Africa. A Research Study Presented to the Graduate school of Business Leadership University of South Africa In Fulfillment of the Requirements for the MASTERS DEGREE IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA Prepared by Lazarus Docter Mokoena (called Bonga) [Student No: 0555-418-7] Tel: 011-217 1187 (Work); 011-679 5486 (Home) Cell: 082 466 6896 SUPERVISOR: PROFESSOR M.H. CROSBIE FINAL RESEARCH REPORT November 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................. 4 CHAPTER 1 ............................................................................................... 8 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 INTRODUCTION................................................................................. 8 ESKOM’s COMPANY BACKGROUND ................................................ 8 ESKOM’s BUSINESS CONDUCT POLICY .......................................10 PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH .......................................................12 PROBLEM STATEMENT .................................................................14 IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS OF STUDY .....................................17 RESEARCH PROPOSITIONS AND HYPOTHESIS ...........................18 1.6.1 Propositions ...................................
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...Identity based views of the corporation Insights from corporate identity, organisational identity, social identity, visual identity, corporate brand identity and corporate image Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider advances in corporate identity scholarship on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the first special edition of corporate identity to appear in the European Journal of Marketing in 1997. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of a literature review. Findings – The notion of, what can be termed, “identity-based views of the corporation” is introduced. Each of the ten identity based perspectives that inform the above are underpinned by a critically important question which is believed to be of considerable saliency to marketing scholars and policy advisors alike. As a precursor to an exposition of these ten perspectives, the paper discusses five principal schools of thought relating to identity and identification ((the quindrivium) which can be characterised as: corporate identity (the identity of the organisation); communicated corporate identification (identification from the organisation); stakeholder corporate identification (an individual, or stakeholder group’s, identification with the organisation); stakeholder cultural identification (an individual, or stakeholder group’s, identification to a corporate culture); and envisioned identities and identifications (this is a broad category and relates to how an organisation, or group...
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...Branding Practices to Corporate Brand Success Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate how internal branding practices can contribute to successful corporate brand building. The thesis is based on a case study of the successful Swedish brands Saab AB, SAS Sverige and Skanska. The results show that core values are a main building block of internal branding practices and that core values are united with cultural values with a dual purpose of adding value to customers and guiding employee behavior. Furthermore, the results point out that core values internally indicate how the vision is to be achieved and that the vision may be more useful as a management tool than internal branding tool. Subcultures appear to be present in all three cases and the results suggest that corporate brands are strengthened by internalizing a main corporate culture which allows cultural interpretations within subcultures and by assuring that subcultures co-exist in harmony. Internal communication seems to support corporate and internal branding by applying a pull-principle in communications, creating forums for personal interaction and facilitating employees’ information search and processing. In terms of human resourcecontributions to brand building, practices such as recruitment, phasing in of new employees, internalization of core values among current employees and internal brand evaluations are put forward. Moreover, two additional concepts of importance in corporate and internal branding...
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...Models of Corporate Governance 1. Anglo-US Model The Anglo-US model is based on a system of individual or institutional shareholders that are outsiders of the corporation. The other key players that make up the three sides of the corporate governance triangle in the Anglo-US model are management and the board of directors. This model is designed to separate the control and ownership of any corporation. Therefore the board of most companies contains both insiders (executive directors) and outsiders (non-executive or independent directors). Traditionally, though, one person holds the position of CEO and chairman of the board of directors. This concentration of power has led many companies to include more outside directors now. The Anglo-US system relies on effective communication between shareholders, management and the board with important decisions being put to the vote of the shareholders (O'Connell, 2006). 2. Japanese Model The Japanese model involves a high level of ownership by banks and other affiliated companies and "keiretsu," industrial groups linked by trading relationships and cross-shareholding. The key players in the Japanese system are the bank, the keiretsu (both major inside shareholders), management and the government. Outside shareholders have little or no voice and there are few truly independent or outside directors. The board of directors is usually made up entirely of insiders, often the heads of the different divisions of the company. However, remaining...
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...• Question 1 1 out of 1 points "The tale of Professor Larry Foster and his grade book filled with Fs was told by one generation of faculty to the next with a mix of envy, awe and delight. If there was one thing you could be sure of, there was no grade inflation in his department, whose culture was formed primarily by:" Answer Selected Answer: critical incident. • Question 2 0 out of 1 points The tendency of employees in a functionally organized company to become fixated on their own concerns and work assignments to the exclusion of the needs of other departments is known as: Answer Selected Answer: nepotism. • Question 3 0 out of 1 points Centralized units within an organization or department that oversee or improve the management of projects are called: Answer Selected Answer: central clearinghouses. • Question 4 0 out of 1 points Which of the following is an internal project stakeholder group? Answer Selected Answer: clients • Question 5 0 out of 1 points "A strategic element that contains formally titled initiatives such as the Customer Survey Project, the Small Business Alliance Project, and the Employee Relations Project is most likely a:" Answer Selected Answer: strategy • Question 6 1 out of 1 points "Strategic management is the science of formulating, implementing, and evaluating __________ decisions." Answer Selected...
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...INVEST MENT MANA VAULT CAREER GUIDE TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ANDREW SCHLOSSBERG WITH ALEXANDER GORELIK AND THE STAFF OF VAULT © 2002 Vault Inc. Vault Career Guide to Investment Management Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 1 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 The Industry Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 THE SCOOP Buy-side vs. Sell-side 3 11 Jobs on the Buy-side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Jobs on the Sell-side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Recommended Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 The Clients of Asset Managers 21 Mutual Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Institutional Investors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 High Net Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Investment Styles 33 Type of Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Risk Characteristics of Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Portfolio Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Summary...
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...HRM – Essay Dunkin’ Donuts and Domino’s Pizza: Training for Quality and Hustle ANSWER TO QUESTIONS Q 1. What are the strengths and shortcomings of a decentralized approach to training managers and hourly employees? Discuss A 1. Strengths to train hourly employees: On-the job training is provided which give them more practical knowledge They can earn while they learn Performance standards are demanding so their training makes them more tough to handle work load Video cassettes and posters are provided by corporate staff so that they can learn through those videos and apply that in their jobs Shortcomings to train hourly employees: Constant monitoring is not done by corporate staff due to which franchisee owners can skip some training sessions On-the job training means employees are not aware of their corporate headquarters working. Employees should see how their corporate staff actually works They are trained by store managers; therefore, they are bounded only to store operations. Their career will be bounded only up to restaurant operations. Strengths to train Management trainees: Their training program provides them with practical as well as theoretical knowledge They are trained in corporate, therefore, they are aware of how corporate headquarters actually work which will sharpen their skills They have been trained by experienced store managers which give them skills to handle workload as well as they come to know about different...
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...Annals of the University of Petroşani, Economics, 11(1), 2011, 187-196 187 INTERNAL CONTROLS IN ENSURING GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS KOSMAS NJANIKE, MARGARET MUTENGEZANWA, FUNGAI B. GOMBARUME * ABSTRACT: This paper assessed factors that influence the internal controls in ensuring good corporate governance in financial institutions in developing economies with special reference to Zimbabwe. The research paper assessed how lack of internal controls affected good corporate governance and aimed to bring out elements of good corporate governance. It emerged that failure to effectively implement internal controls contributed significantly to poor corporate governance. The study discovered that internal control system overrides and the issue of “fact cat” directors also contributed to poor corporate governance. The study recommended that there is need for the board of directors to guarantee an organizational structure that clearly defines management responsibilities, authority and reporting relationships. There is also need to ensure that delegated responsibilities are effectively carried out to ensure compliance with internal controls of the financial institution concerned. KEY WORDS: internal controls; corporate governance; ethical behaviour. JEL CLASSIFICATION: G21, G28; G30; G38. 1. INTRODUCTION The year period December 31 2003 to December 31 2004 witnessed the collapse of a number of financial institutions in Zimbabwe. This period witnessed a...
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