Table of Contents Section 1 1 1.1 Company Profile: 2 1.2 Corporate Governance Disclosures, and are they sufficient? 2 1.3 Key issues that may have impacted on the company’s corporate governance performance 3 1.3.1 Glass Ceiling 3 1.3.2 Climate Change 3 1.3.3 Petroleum Accidents 4 1.4 Potential ethical considerations impacting on the company and the industry in which it operates 4 1.4.1 Petroleum Industry 4 1.4.2 Price Fixing 4 1.5 Theoretical Frameworks supporting Caltex CSR
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Group 3 PGPIM DOING BUSINESS IN USA Doing business in the United States of America By Group 3 PGPIM 2011-13 September 22, 2011 Page | 1 Group 3 PGPIM DOING BUSINESS IN USA Doing business in the United States of America Overview The United States, a nation founded on the fundamental belief in equality, is today a multicultural mosaic of over 290 million people of varying race and cultural heritage. American culture portrays a strong sense of regional and ethnic identity
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2059T_c05_150-188.QXD 06/29/2006 06:16 PM Page 150 FIRST PAGES 5 ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Reviewing and Assessing Financial Information Starting Point Go to www.wiley.com/college/Melicher to assess your knowledge of the basics of financial statement analysis. Determine where you need to concentrate your effort. What You’ll Learn in This Chapter ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ The five basic types of financial ratios How to use financial ratios properly in order to achieve financial
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Mm522 Study Guide 1. The marketing mix: what is it, what elements/tools are parts of this concept; examples of how used to support marketing planning. Philosophies toward the marketplace, as in Selling, Marketing, Product, Societal; differences among these approaches, how success is measured; examples. (TCO A) The marketing mix is probably the most famous marketing term. Its elements are the basic, tactical components of a marketing plan. Marketing mix elements are the 4 P’s: price, place, product
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International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 1 No. 15 [Special Issue – October 2011] A Corporate Hero with Scandal: Lessons Learned from Martha Stewart’s Insider Trading Crisis Shuhui Sophy Cheng Assistant Professor Department of Communication Arts Chaoyang University of Technology 168 Jifeng E. Rd. Wufeng District Taichung 41349, Taiwan Abstract Martha Stewart places her name on her products. She becomes the face of her company and the voice of her brand. When her personal
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The Development of Organizational Theory Carla Coleman Strayer University ECO 550 Managerial Economics and Globalization Dr. Ian McDevitt December 21, 2013 The Development of Organizational Theory Introduction Organizational theory involves identifying the different approaches to understanding organizations, which cover a wide spectrum of views over many decades. The history of organizations really starts with armies (Orlikowski 2010)
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.............................................. Managing ethically with global stakeholders: A present and future challenge Archie B. Carroll In the early 2000s, the era of corporate fraud and corruption defined by the ethical wrongdoing of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, Arthur Andersen, and HealthSouth captured the world’s attention as never before. It soon became clear, however, that the U. S. had not cornered the market on questionable ethics. The Dutch firm Ahold and Italy’s Parmalat quickly shared
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(4525819) Unit Code: BGP8022 CEO DUALITY-THE COMBINATION OF CHAIRMAN AND CEO ROLES A literature review of different theories and empirical research about CEO Duality. INTRODUCTION Recent financial scandals like Enron, Mobily and WorldCom arise a demand for a better monitoring and controlling structure within the organizations. Conflict of interest between the shareholders and the managers is an on going debate in the literature of corporate governance. In this
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Perspective Raters and Ratings: Evolution and the Current State of the Art Critical Evaluation of Ratings Rating Transition and Default Study Emerging Trends and Alternate Approaches Conclusions and Recommendations References Annexure Sample Questionnaire 3 4 14 15 21 32 43 58 63 74 78 2 Terms of Reference This Study has been commissioned by NISM as desired by the Committee on Comprehensive Regulation of CRA’s in India, to look into the legal and policy framework for regulating the activities
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The University of Edinburgh Business School Risk Management Management and Ethics Contents 1 Introduction 2 Risk and Culture 3 Anticipatory Approaches 4 Resilient Approaches 5 Change Behaviour 6 Recovery 7 Risk Communication 8 Ethical Issues 5.1 Introduction Management ensures that the goals of the organisation are achieved within the resources available. It can be making decisions or ensuring appropriate measures are in place. It might be setting targets and ensuring they are achieved. In
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