To what extent can the economic and financial crisis starting in 2007-8 be attributed to the flaws of the shareholder value principle of corporate governance? Intro Corporate governance is a critical concept in the commercial world of today with the idea originating initially from the U.S. The importance of corporate governance is made more considerable due to the increasing influence and consequences companies have on the daily lives of individuals and making up a large proportion of economic
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Working Paper # 03-115 Rev. 09/04 Conflicts of Interest and the Case of Auditor Independence: Moral Seduction and Strategic Issue Cycling Don A. Moore Carnegie Mellon University Philip E. Tetlock Haas School of Business Lloyd Tanlu Harvard Business School Max H. Bazerman Harvard Business School This paper has benefited from the feedback of Art Brief‚ George Loewenstein‚ and three anonymous reviewers of an earlier version of the paper. This paper was supported by a grant from
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Abstract Maximizing shareholder wealth requires a decisive strategy and a well-developed plan. It allows an investor to consider financial statements and growth strategies in order to establish a course of action. Case in point‚ one major franchising international business bought a well-known global restaurant business. The risks and expected return by these two companies may affect its long-term future goals. A profitable electronics company may lose its primary supplier in a strategic takeover
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– 2012 Volume – 1‚ Issue – 2 Article #01 IJAR-BAE Research Paper ISSN: 1839-8456 The impact of merger on shareholders’ wealth Emon Kalyan Chowdhury Lecturer & Assistant Proctor‚ Faculty of Business Studies‚ Premier University‚ Chittagong‚ Bangladesh Corresponding author’s e-mail: emonkalyanchy@gmail.com Abstract The purpose of this paper is to know the impact of merger on the shareholders of different companies. This is an attempt to evaluate the impact of merger on companies through a database
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THE PASSIONS AND THE INTERESTS – ALBERT O. HIRSCHMAN As you can see‚ my segment of the presentation is divided into four parts. In the introduction I will attempt to re-emphasize a few key issues already mentioned by some of my fellow presenters. I will then consider how Hirschman continues to discuss the rise of capitalism in terms of what he coins: reflections on an episode of intellectual history. The next step will be to view some of the key names mentioned in the third part of the text
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Heijmans en Shareholder Value Waardecreatie middels Value Drivers Driss Ousji Michael Jansen 9 december 2009 Inhoudsopgave 1. Inleiding 1.1 Wat is Shareholder Value? 1.2 Inleiding Heijmans 2. Theoretisch kader Rappaport model 2.1 Shareholder Value Network 2.2 Value Drivers 2.3 Model Rappaport 2.4 Bruikbaarheid Rappaport voor het Shareholder Value concept 3. Value Drivers Heijmans 4. Advies aan Heijmans Bijlagen: Bijlage 1. Dupont-Chart
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Life on the Farm…It’s NOT as we Know it. Close your eyes for a moment‚ and imagine someone taking your family pet and shooting a bolt into her skull. Now further envision that this shot didn’t entirely incapacitate your beloved family member‚ but instead just made her woozy. While she attempts to regain clarity‚ her hind leg is shackled and she’s hoisted into the air upside-down. She’s scared and confused‚ and while panic and adrenaline course through her body‚ she thrashes violently to escape
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JUSTIFYING SHAREHOLDER WEALTH MAXIMISATION Alan D Morrison Programme Director‚ The Oxford Finance Programme for Senior Executives; Professor of Finance‚ Saïd Business School CORPORATE OBJECTIVES AND CORPORATE FINANCE The Role of the Corporation Corporate fi nance is the branch of economics that concerns itself with the ways in which corporations fi nance their activities. If we want to think clearly about this topic‚ we need a simple model of the corporation. Figure 1 is about the simplest
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agency security services enable trust into a professional system that takes care of one of the most important aspects of life - safe and carefree existence guaranteed by experts who are supposed to always know what they are doing. Why should an agency be concerned with setting up its security measures? Professional reputation and authority are one of the key reasons why an agency must set up special security measures. After all‚ if an agency doesn’t know how to build its own internal system of trust
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Should We Be More Concerned With The Current Rate of Extinction? Preserving endangered species isn’t an unfamiliar concept – everyone has seen the tiger commercials looking for donations‚ and most people are familiar with the “Save the Whales!” ballyhoo‚ but the question is: is it as big of a concern as people make it out to be? Some people think no‚ it’s not because extinction is a natural process that has been occurring since life existed on Earth and that the issue is being exaggerated. However
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