Internet governance

and accuracy in the disclosure of material information between itself, its shareholders and the general public. This is in accordance with the Rules of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange and in adherence to the Trinidad and Tobago Corporate Governance Code. In keeping with this commitment the Group has developed an Investors’ Relation Department. This Department acts as an intermediary between the Group and its shareholders as well as the general public with the aim to ensure that its…

2.2 Corporate Reputation Risk Corporate reputation refers to people’s perception and evaluation of a corporation (Dutton et al., 1994). People’s evaluation of a corporate reputation is based on their communication, experiences with the corporation, and also on the symbolism that reflect the corporate behavior and spirit (Gotsi and Wilson, 2001). Corporate stakeholders make investment, career and purchase decision partly depend on a corporate reputation (Dowling, 1986). Reputation implies company…

Corporate governance has been one of the principal factors responsible for the global economic downturn in the form of corporate collapses and frauds across the world. (Arens et al., 2011) states that the rising number of corporate failure has become a debatable issue and it advocates propose that it is extremely imperative to have good corporate governance in organisations. The adoption of poor corporate governance is clearly noticeable in most famous corporate collapse like: HIH Insurance,…

In discussing leadership, it is important to note that not all leaders or managers are alike. Moreover, the environments in which these managers or leaders function play a significant role as to the impact of legal and policy issues. For example, I work for a global organization that operates in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. The basic policy and legal issues that governed me as a manager domestically also govern managers that work overseas. However, those managers are required to be…

It is well known that corporate governance has been defined as “the system by which companies are directed and controlled. Boards of directors are responsible for the governance of their companies, including setting the company’s strategic aims, providing the leadership to put them into effect, supervising the management of the business and reporting to shareholders on their stewardship.” (Financial Reporting Council, UK Corporate Governance Code) Leadership and Board Effectiveness According…

NASDAQ market. This annual determination assures the quality of the board’s oversight and reduces the possibility of damaging conflicts in interest. Scientific Games has also adopted corporate governance guildlines that outline the structure, roles, and functioning of the board and addresses various governance matters including director independence, the board selection process, length of board service, board meetings and executive sessions of independent directors,…

the email and internet usage company wide, which would include the board of directors and have made recommendations on potential policy’s that would reduce overall personal employee usage of the internet as well as prevent unethical or malicious activity. Our analysis included incoming and outgoing email, websites access, and overall internet usage by employee. Based on our assessment, we are making the following recommendations: 1. Redefine employee polices for email and internet usage. 2.…

2.1.3 Shareholder protection Shareholder protection is top on the list of corporate governance. However, emphasis placed on protecting shareholders may led to unethical practices if this is a difficult thing to accomplish. Thus, it causes a problem for effective corporate governance in future. This is because protecting shareholders goes in line with making high profits. Therefore, if the company is making losses, it may misrepresent financial figures in order to deceive shareholders that the…

Despite their differences in purpose and productivity, companies run with a similar basic layout called corporate governance. Even within the company, interest can be categorized into two theories: agency theory and stewardship theory. Agency theory focuses on fixing the misalignment between shareholders and the board of directors in the running of the company. It states that agents will act with a more personalized selfish interest in mind rather than focusing on the interest of the whole,…

Is “societas Europaea” a successful organizational model? What might be its future developments, also in the light of EU members states corporate Laws? 1. Background and Introduction of the “societas Europaea” Societas Europaea, European Company, from Latim is an organizational model, created by the European Union to harmonize corporate law within the European Market, on purpose of establishing a unique international statute, instead national laws from the states members of the EU. The…