Stephanie Oropeza Comm 2366 Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan is an award-winning filmmaker who has been recognized for his work as a director‚ writer‚ and producer. Born in London 1970‚ Nolan began making movies at an early age with his father’s Super-8mm camera. Nolan is known for his films which are rooted in philosophical and sociological concepts and ideas‚ exploring human morality‚ the construction of time‚ and the malleable nature of memory and personal identity. He is known for his
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Board of directors should be strengthened by appointing independent directors.” Efficient Corporate Governance has emerged to be an integral part of running a business in today’s scenario; hence it becomes pertinent to understand the nitty-gritties of the role played by the directors of a company to ensure the same. Over the course of time‚ and among important developments in corporate governance and company law reform corresponding to the same‚ have felt the need for independent directors owing to
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In this decade‚ we have seen an increase in women ’s participation in the board of director. Previously‚ we can see around the world‚ every board of director of a single company led by men only. But‚ over the time‚ women are slowly absorbed into the board of director and they play a great role as well as a good impact in the improvement of the company. A new study suggested that‚ putting women on boards of directors is a good way to make companies more profitable and better governed. It is because
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------------------------------------------------- Kraft Foods’ Board of Directors Name/Title | Current Board Membership | John T. Cahill‚ 56Executive Chairman | Legg Mason‚ Inc.‚ Colgate-palmolive Co.‚ Kraft Foods Group‚ Inc. | William Anthony Vernon‚ 57Chief Executive Officer & Director | Novocure Ltd.‚ Philadelphia Youth Organization‚ Kraft Foods Group‚ Inc.‚ Medivation‚ Inc. | Myra Maloney Hart‚ 72Independent Director | Kraft Foods Group‚ Inc.‚ Nina Mclemore Llc‚ Babson College‚ Center
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Taking Action: A Ethical and Legal Duty to Warn and Protect Third Parties Stephanie Y. Symonette Texas Southern University Psychology 730‚ Ethical and Legal Issues in Mental Health July 13‚ 2010 Abstract The duty to warn refers to the responsibility of a counselor or therapist to breach confidentiality if a client or other identifiable person is in clear or imminent danger. The duty to protect is a counselor’s duty to reveal confidential client information
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One of the duties that company directors need to comply with is fiduciary duties. This is so as company directors are said to be in a fiduciary relationship with the company. When directors are in a fiduciary relationship with the company‚ they are prohibited from doing any acts deemed prejudicial to the company. In other words‚ by applying the judgment in Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corpn‚ directors cannot and should not use his position to receive personal gains. The traditional
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Introduction Today‚ a company secretary has an increasingly important role in the area of corporate governance and must therefore be pro-active in satisfying his/her duties and responsibilities under the Corporations Act 2001. Therefore‚ the purpose of this essay is to conduct a research on the role and legal institution of a company secretary based on Australian corporate law. It’s a legal structure currently involves a national statute named as the Corporations Act 2001 which managed by a national
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|Directors Duties and the notion of True and Fair. | After the failure of ABC Learning’s‚ Centro Properties and Hastie Group many companies and their accounts came under scrutiny. The collapses of these high profile company’s had a weighty effect on creditors‚ customers‚ employees‚ government and other stakeholders. The questions raised in each of these cases‚ is to what extent is it the director’s duty to ensure that
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1. Duty to follow principal’s directions or customs (Sec. 211): The first duty of every agent is to act within the scope of the authority conferred upon him and perform the agency work according to the directions given by the principal. When the agent acts otherwise‚ if any loss be sustained‚ he must make it good to the principal‚ and if any profit accrues‚ he must account for it. Illustrations: (a) Where the principal instructed the agent to warehouse the goods at a particular place
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If the board of directors have been more involved then I think maybe they would have caught on that there were fraudulent and unethical activities happening. However‚ since they were not proactive they were not able to stop the misbehavior from the company’s employees. The board of directors were to be held with as much fault as the culpants. The tax evasion‚ inflated profits‚ commingling of assets was illegal and the unauthorized bonuses that they were handing out were not authorized‚ but they still
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