Corruption and Development Making the link between corruption and development: An Appraisal of Selected SIDS Genève Phillip (Ms) University of the West Indies Author Note Ms. Genève Phillip, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago c/o Head, Department of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences E-mail: geneve.phillip@sta.uwi.edu/genphillip18@yahoo.com Abstract: The development strategies of small island developing states have promoted extensive
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Harmonization strives to increase comparability between accounting principles by setting limits on the alternatives allowed for similar transactions. Harmonization differs from standardization in that the latter allows no room for alternatives even in cases where economic realities differ. The international accounting standards resulting from harmonization efforts create important benefits. Investors and analysts benefit from enhanced comparability of financial statements. Multinational corporations
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Corporate Responsibility Report | 2008 “Bringing Our Best To You” For more than 100 years, corporate responsibility has been at the foundation of Kellogg Company and a key part of our heritage and culture. We are pleased to share this report with you. It provides an overview of our corporate responsibility approach, priorities and targets, as well as a baseline performance review in several key areas. Welcome Welcome to Kellogg’s first global Corporate Responsibility Report. We hope
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JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING RESEARCH Vol. 9, No. 2 2010 pp. 21–43 American Accounting Association DOI: 10.2308/jiar.2010.9.2.21 The Effect of Institutional and Cultural Factors on the Perceptions of Earnings Management Marshall Geiger and Joyce van der Laan Smith ABSTRACT: In this study we examine the effect of stakeholder orientation versus shareholder orientation, and the level of cultural secrecy on individuals’ perceptions of earnings management practices. Examining perceptions
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Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803, USA First edition 2009 Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s
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LIST OF COMPANIES American Express Amway Anand Axis Castrol Deloitte Ernst & Young FINO Godrej Maruti Ingersol Rand Inno Park L&T Madura Marg Group Mercer Metro Cash and Carry Naukri Tata Sons Tata Motors TVS Motors Marico Religare Standard Chartered Sanofi UBI American Express (India) Private Ltd Vision: We work hard every day to make American Express the world’s most respected service brand Slight History – Parent company is an American multinational financial services. Founded in
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How do Global Retail Companies utilize Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? “A Comparative Study using Hennes & Mauritz (Sweden) and UNIQLO (Japan)” Authors: Greg Jogie Ayaz Shukat Master thesis – FE2413 Spring 2010 Supervisor: Eva Wittbom How do Global Retail Companies utilize Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? Abstract Abstract Corporations around the world are today acknowledging more and more the need of long-term sustainability strategies integrated into their core businesses
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protections for women and minorities. The related belief in the illegitimacy of ever pursuing numerically informed demographic balance – especially along lines of race or gender -- is gaining strength in the Supreme Court’s major antidiscrimination cases in the last several years.[5] It is widely accepted – even by civil rights advocates – that pursuing racial or gender balance as a goal, “for its own sake,” would be illegitimate.[6] This principle threatens the constitutionality of race-based affirmative
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as under: 1. Assessment of the performance of CRAs in India in terms of parameters like default and transition data 2. How much information asymmetry is bridged by CRAs 3. How far CRAs assessment helps financial regulation 4. Accountability, corporate governance issues of CRAs 5. Disclosures of methodologies of rating 6. Rating of complex products like structured obligation 7. Uniformity or otherwise in definition and rating nomenclature of CRAs in India 8. Consistency of rating data with accounting
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DO FIRMS TARGET CREDIT RATINGS OR LEVERAGE LEVEL IN PAKISTAN SUBMITTED TO: Dr. SOHAIL YOUNIS SUBMITTED BY: JAMSHAID ALI BBS GROUP C IM|SCIENCES, HAYATABAD, PESHAWAR ABSTRACT The topic selected for this study “Do firm Target Credit Ratings or Leverage Level”. In this study 20 Pakistani non-financial firms are proposed to be included to observe the different determinants of capital structure which influence the leverage ratio and the study is also proposed to find out relationship
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