Assignment 3: Corporate Governance and Ethical Responsibility Research Paper. P223- Due Week 6 and worth 250 points Dr. DoRight has recently been hired as the President of the “Universal Human Care Hospital”‚ where he oversees all departments with over 5‚000 employees and over 20‚000 patients at the medical facility. He has been provided with a broad set of duties and oversight of numerous departments‚ including business development‚ customer services‚ human resources‚ legal‚ patient advocacy
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importance of corporate governance in organizations With the recent financial crisis‚ companies’ defaults and crushes‚ the importance of corporate governance has risen significantly. Corporate scandals that have impacted companies all over the world have led to the re-examination of the role of corporate governance in their day to day operations. The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD‚ April 1999) defines corporate governance as follows: "Corporate governance is the system
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The Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility on Global Business Let’s first define Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD): "Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large”. EU Definition of CSR: "A concept
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A Taxonomy of Systems of Corporate Governance This paper argues that debate on corporate governance in an international context is hampered by the lack of a coherent framework. A taxonomy of systems of corporate governance is proposed as a remedy. The taxonomy is based upon eight related‚ yet discernible characteristics: (1) the prevailing concept of the firm‚ (2) the board system‚ (3) the salient stakeholders able to exert influence on managerial decision-making‚ (4) the importance of stock markets
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they are empowered by the statues to elect directors to oversee management. Even if the majority of shareholders oppose a corporate sponsored nominee‚ the person will still be elected as director. CEOs and the board had controlled the power to the nomination and election process until very recently. The independent directors in the nominating committee has provided some structure to the nomination and election process even though those directors still serve at the will of the CEOs and other executive
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“Corporate Social Responsibility and Younger Generation Employees” Authors: Mrs. Mrinal Sanjay Rao‚ Mr. Masarrat Raj Assistant Professor Student of PGDM (Finance) Sinhgad Institute of Business Administration and Research‚ Kondhwa (Bk)‚ Pune. Abstract: Today when competition has reached its peak‚ anything that gives competitive advantage is a matter of concern for the corporations. In such a situation‚ when businesses have realized that they owe something back to the society
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The American regulatory model of corporate governance rests on the theory of self regulation as the most efficient means to achieve corporate self-control in the marketplace. However‚ that model fails to achieve regular compliance with baseline ethical and legal behaviours as evidenced by a century of repeated corporate debacles‚ the most recent being Lehman’s Brothers. Lehman’s Brothers Holdings Inc was a global financial services firm who provided services like investment banking‚ equity and fixed
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The Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Brand Image – Abstract The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship of the consumer perceptions about the branding of organizations that invest in social responsibility and the consumer behaviour regarding loyalty and willingness in paying a premium price. Reviewing the literature about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ Corporate Social Performance and Corporate Financial Performance‚ some questions arise: do consumers
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Tutorial 1-Read the ETHICS FEATURE. Corporate Social Responsibility for Competitive Advantage. Summarize the reasons why companies are adopting corporate social responsibility initiatives. What arguments support the pursuit of social initiatives by business organizations and what arguments suggest that the role of business is primarily to make profits? My view: The Corporate Responsibility (CSR) debate is very topical. In the past when considering corporate philanthropy (charitable giving by companies)
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Definitions of corporate governance B. Theories behind corporate governance 1. Agency problem 2. Stewardship theory 3. Resource dependency theory 4. Stakeholder theory 5. Political theory 6. Transaction cost economics 7. Ethical theory C. Principles of corporate governance D. SOX Act‚ E. Enron Scandal‚ Conclusion I. Introduction: The concept of corporate governance in legal and economic terms is equivalent to “the defense of shareholders”. Corporate governance is the response to
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