Essays on Corporate Governance

Amazon’s corporate governance is to “focus relentlessly on our customers. Make bold investment decisions in light of long-term leadership considerations rather than short-term profitability considerations. There is more innovation ahead of us than behind us, and to that end, we are committed to extending our …

Corporate governance is a set of rules and regulations for the companies that how companies should be run and managed. It is a model by which board of directors ensures accountability and transparency to the stakeholders of the company. It gives a process for solving …

Corporate Governance is a concept in which it has been existence for decades; although not in the exact form that it has come to be understood today (Anandarajah, 2001). The term corporate governance was introduced in Malaysia in 1997 during the Asian Financial Crisis. It …

Introduction             Large business and industrial corporations distinguish the period from the end of the 19th century extending to contemporary times, from earlier periods of history. Never has business had such a pre-eminent and influential role in society. Money-lending, which was once the sole preserve …

Executive Summary Corporate governance is an essential part of modern company operations and management , it relates to business ethics, code of conduct and system to manage a company. However, there are many corporate scandals due to the failure of corporate governance. This report analyzes …

Corporate governance issues have attracted considerable attention, debate and research world wide in recent decades. Almost invariably, such efforts gain momentum in the wake of some major financial scam or corporate failure, as these tend to highlight the need for tighter surveillance over corporate behavior. …

Corporate governance is the set of processes, customs, policies, laws, and institutions affecting the way a corporation (or company) is directed, administered or controlled. Corporate governance also includes the relationships among the many stakeholders involved and the goals for which the corporation is governed. The …

Koito-Pickens-Toyota Case Question 1 The Japanese corporate governance system differs vastly from the US system. Discuss corporate governance issues that may arise under the Japanese keiretsu. The corporate governance system in Japan is widely different from the US one insofar as it mostly involves a …

National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) is a trade association of Indian Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry established in 1988. NASSCOM is a non-profit organization, funded by the industry, its objective is to build a growth led and sustainable …

Corporate governance involves a set of relationships amongst the company’s management, its board of directors, its shareholders, its auditors and other stakeholders. These relationships, which involve various rules and incentives, provide the structure through which the objectives of the company are set, and the means …

Bajaj Auto Limited is one of India’s premier two and three wheeler automobile manufacturing companies. It was founded in the year 1945. For the financial 2009-10, the company had sales of Rs. 12152. 74 crores and net income of Rs. 1597. 22 crores. It exports …

Names and details of those who receive, in aggregate, consolidated remuneration of one hundred million Japanese yen or more will be disclosed on an individual basis in annual securities reports. Annual securities reports and business reports are also made available for public inspection on TMC’s …

The first version of the UK Code on Corporate Governance was produced in 1992 by the Cadbury Committee. The authoritative definition of Corporate Governance in the context of the Code:’Corporate administration is the system by which companies are directed and controlled. Boardss of managers are …

In Asian countries including Bangladesh, the controlling ownership of public listed companies are dominated by some families. The problem of minority exploitation may arise when the ownership is highly concentrated in any specific group, especially family ownership. One of the consequences of this is the …

Corporate governance is defined as the development of formal systems of accountability, oversight and control in order to remove the opportunities of employees to make unethical decisions. Accountability refers to the synchronizing of workplace decisions to the firm’s strategic direction in alignment to ethical and …

Corporate governance is actually the set of rules and regulations which give instruction or explain how a corporation is to be directed. Unlike other multinationals where a corporation is directed and governed by a small coterie which consists of the unelected chief executives and other …

In order to better corporate administration, accounting organic structures, market regulators and committees has recommended the preparation of audit commissions. In 2001, after the creative activity of Douala stock exchange ( DSX ) , the Cameroon capital market authorization requested all listed companies to set …

Corporate Governance Issues in Nepali private companies This is why private equity investors are very skeptical while investing in frontier market like Nepal…… This article has spot-on identified issues related to corporate hygiene. “The first gaping imbalance in the emerging markets private equity equation was …

OVERVIEW INSURANCE- AN INTRODUCTION Meaning: Insurance may be described as a social device to ensure protection of economic value of life and other assets. Under the plan of insurance, a large number of people associate themselves by sharing risks attached to individuals. The risks, which …

Abstract The study is devoted to check the impact of corporate governance (CG) on the firm performance (FP) of the insurance industry of Pakistan. Four measures have been used in the paper to check the firm performance being affected by the corporate governance. These measures …

The Coca-Cola Corporation is dedicated to reverberation political orientation of communal authorization. The Board is designated by the stockholders to oversee their concentration in the enduring strength and the mostly achievement of the production and its economic power. The Board provides as the eventual declaration …

Launching an area for discussion without proper understanding of the vital issues involved is like embarking on a field without the suitable apparatus. The subject under consideration, corporate governance, should be studied with the following considerations at hand: The right understanding of the commonly shared …

As an outcome of the global financial crisis and numerous corporate scandals, companies are in need of most effective, skillful and honest board team more than ever. A dexterous squad of people, who fully understand and actively engage in virtually all aspects of a company’s …

Introduction Corporate governance is a field in economics that investigates how to secure/motivate efficient management of corporations by the use of incentive mechanisms, such as contracts, organizational designs and legislation. This is often limited to the question of improving financial performance, for example, how the …

Corporate governance is defined as the formal mechanism of direction, supervision and control put in place within a company in order to monitor the decisions and actions of its senior managers and ensure these are compatible and consistent with the specific interest of shareholders and …

Grafton Group plc is an independent, profit growth oriented company with operations primarily in the UK and also in Ireland. The Group has strong national and regional positions in the merchanting, DIY retailing and mortar markets. The Group aims to achieve above average returns for …

The rise and fall of the Royal Bank of Scotland is characterized by poor corporate governance which allowed for the complete dominance of the executive management over the board of directors and a massive principal-agent problem. Positive social dynamics and the power of weak ties …

Good corporate governance as a system of governance is essential from all points of view  legal, social, ethical and economic. Sony and BMW (Germany) have established a strong network helping the society and the nation at large, which has introduced confidence amongst its shareholders. Auditors …

SEBI has revised Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement pertaining to corporate governance vide circular dated October 29, 2004, which supersedes all other earlier circulars issued by SEBI on this subject. The article highlights important changes in the corporate governance norms. Clause 49 of the …

Caltex was incorporated in 1936 as the consequence of a amalgamation between U.S. based oil companies Socal and Texaco. Caltex is the largest seller of crude oil merchandises and top convenience retail merchant in Australia. Caltex besides have operations in different states. The chief end …