academic knowledge. I. Study Summary The objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between corporate governance on dividends payout in Canada to better understand "why companies pay dividends". In the light of agency theory‚ Adjaoud and Ben-Amar tested two competing hypothesis‚ which are outcome and substitution hypothesis. They chose Canada to examine the relationship between corporate governance and corporate dividend payments for two reasons; first‚ the comparability between Canada
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is defined as “situations where the firm goes beyond compliance and engages in ‘actions that appear to further some social good‚ beyond the interests of the firm and that which is required by law’.” (McWilliams‚ 2006) This cultural ideology includes less environmentally harmful manufacturing processes‚ recycling programs‚ products with environmentally-friendly technologies‚ employee empowerment regarding socially responsible practices‚ and active involvement
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Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a method in which organisations “give back” to society. This can be done through various means such as charity donations‚ sponsorships‚ becoming partners with schools etc. CSR is something that not only benefits the organisation but also benefits the public. An example of this is Mcdonalds Restaurants putting bins on areas surrounding their restaurants. Due to people buying food from their Drive-Through service‚ costumers will
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THE CURRENT CRISIS OF INVESTOR CONFIDENCE: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND THE IMBALANCE OF POWER By Richard L. Wise Master’s Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of graduation requirements of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy ’s Global of Master Arts Program Copyright Richard L. Wise 2002 {K0241737.1} TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................................
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What does it mean to be a virtuous company? In fact it is a hard question for all the people who involved in doing business. Perhaps corporate social responsibility (CSR) can answer for that question clearly. By applying CSR into business‚ organizer can reduce a lot of risks which are linked to the issue of social‚ environmental‚ and money. However‚ not everyone care about that. There are a lot of costs and benefits of CSR if company does not provide a CSR policy in their organization. This paper
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In the recent history‚ corporate social responsibility became one of the standards that companies are trying to achieve. According to Reference for business (ND)‚ corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be defined as "economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and discretionary expectations that society has of organizations at a given point in time". Moreover‚ there are several key principles of CSR that have importance to the stakeholders. Stakeholders can be defined as “individuals or groups how depend on the
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PAGE 1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………… 1 1.1 Defining Corporate Governance………………………………………… 2 1.2 Principles of Corporate Governance……………………………………. 3 1.3 Importance of Corporate Governance………………………………….. 4 1.4 Objective…………………………………………………………………… 5 1. DIRECTORS & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE in INDIA……………….. 6 2.5 Need for Directors- Who is a Director…………………………………... 7 2.6 Statutory Definition of
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What is Corporate Governance? Corporate Governance is a generic concept‚ and in most cases it is defined by its objectives. Corporate Governance can be defined and analyzed by two terms. The first was introduced by the Organization of economic Corporation and Development (OECD 1999). OECD defined “Corporate Governance as a system in which business corporations are directed and controlled. The Corporate Governance structure specifies the distribution of rights and responsibilities among the
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resources which are mostly essential elements in maintaining the global ecological balance. Therefore‚ it is crucial for these forestry companies to consider measures on their corporate social responsibility while pursuing further development in this industry. This report first outlined the corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) issues that may arise from the investment in a privately–owned timber flooring company (the “Company”) in China. Then‚ it discussed in detail each strategic issue beyond
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1.1 Introduction Corporate governance has been the subject of numerous theoretical and empirical studies especially after the fraudulent reporting scandals such as Enron‚ World.com‚ Adelphia‚ and Parmalat.it has come to mean many things. Traditionally and at fundamental level the concept refers to corporate decision making and control‚ particularly the structure of the board and its working procedures‚ Hermes (1994). Jenifer (2002) defines corporate governance as a set of interlocking riles by which
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