economic, social and environmental performance Evolution of the main indicators 2011 Turnover (in millions of euros) Sales 2010 13,793 12,527 Results and cash flow (in millions of euros) Operating profit (EBITDA) Operating profit (EBIT) Net income Net income attributable to the parent company Cash flow 3,258 2,522 1,946 1,932 2,613 2,966 2,290 1,741 1,732 2,540 Financial and management ratios ROE ROCE 28% 37% 30% 39% Other relevant information Number of stores
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Board of Directors Organisation Structure Management Committee Senior Management Sustainability and Governance Philosophy Corporate Governance Investor Relations Risk Management Philosophy and Approach Sustainability 39 44 45 48 49 50 70 72 80 Group Consumer Group Enterprise Group Digital L!fe Key Awards and Accolades performance our performance at a glance financialS audited financial statements for the year ended 31 march 2014 89 91 92 Directors’ Report Statement of Directors Independent
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Conclusion of Implication 8 5 Discussion 9 5.1 Theory of Ethics 9 5.1.1 Governance Failure and Resignation 9 5.1.2 Secretive Whistleblower 10 5.2 Moral Values 11 5.2.1 Responsibility as a chairman 11 5.2.2 Responsibility as board of directors 12 5.2.3 Loyalty and Truthfulness 12 6 Conclusion and Recommendation 14 6.1 Role played by corporate governance mechanism 14 6.2 Responsibilities and ways to prevent fraud 14 References 16 Introduction We are studying a fraud case which
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Synopsis ABC Learning was an Australian provider of early child hood education services, founded in Queensland in 1988. Through its 18 child care centres it was the largest almost monopolistic single operator of early childhood education services in Australia by 1997. Led by founder and CEO Eddy Groves, ABC Learning continued to grow, by opening new centres and the acquisitions of competitors both locally and internationally. The company experienced a significant drop in their share price in 2008. Trading
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British Journal of Arts and Social Sciences ISSN: 2046-9578, Vol.9 No.I (2012) ©BritishJournal Publishing, Inc. 2012 http://www.bjournal.co.uk/BJASS.aspx Corporate Governance and Performance of Saudi Arabia Listed Companies Yahya Ali Al-Matari Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Utara Malaysia matariyahya@yahoo.com Dr. Abdullah Kaid Al-Swidi College of Arts & Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia swidi@uum.edu.my, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Faudziah Hanim Bt Fadzil Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti
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CanGo Business Analysis Team B DeVry University BUSN 460 Table of Contents Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................2 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................5 SWOT ANALYSIS.........................................................................................................................6 FINANCIAL
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Table of Contents 1. TITLE PAGE 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 3. INTRODUCTION: 6 4. CONTEXT OF THE COMPANY: 7 5. WHAT IS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: 8 6. THE PURPOSE AND BENEFIT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE: 8 7. GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GOVERANCE: 9 8. REVIEW OF REPUBLIC BANK LIMITED’S CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: 9 8.1 Organisation Structure: 10 8.2 Republic Bank Limited’s Core Values: 11 8.3 Republic Bank Limited’s Code of Conduct and Ethics: 12 8.4 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Republic Bank Limited:
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an oath when they first join their department. This oath is a code of ethics. The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics, promulgated in 1893, established the basic responsibility of a police officer: To serve the community; To protect lives; To save the weak from those who would use intimidation; To obey the constitutional guarantees afforded to every citizen; To keep an officer’s private life separate from his official duty (such as personal or political beliefs, prejudices, aspirations, animosities or friendships);
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continuity of orders for the factory. b. ability to pay off debts as they fall due. c. annual dividends. d. taxable income. e. compliance with accounting standards. 1 6. The external user of accounting information is: a. Purchasing officer. b. Director of Research and Development. c. Inventory clerk. d. Customer. e. None of the above. 7. The internal user of accounting information is: a. Building maintenance manager. b. Supplier. c. Environmental lobby group. d. Auditor from the Australian Tax
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authors Qin Hu is a Lawyer, Legal Counsel of China Merchants Sekou Industrial Zone Company Limited, Shenzhen, China. Xun Wu is based at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Clement K. Wang is Associate Director (Research), NUS Enterprise Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Introduction Story of Alibaba.com The development of e-commerce has been nothing short of explosive in recent years. Many believe that its growth and impact will
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