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Agency Problems in Corporate Governance: Accountability of Managers and Stockholders
Agency Problems in Corporate Governance: Accountability of Managers and Stockholders
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Accountability of Managers
and Stockholders
5.1 DEFINING AND
ENFORCING MANAGER’S
DUTIES
Planning
Organizing
Staffing
Leading
Controlling
Mintzberg's Set of Ten Roles
Category Role
Informational Monitor
Disseminator
Spokesperson
Interpersonal Figurehead
Leader
Liaison
Decisional Entrepreneur
Disturbance handler
Resource allocator
Negotiator
Skills needed by
managers
Technical
Human
Conceptual
5.2 Mechanisms of
Stockholder’s
Accountability
Three Key Features:
It is external
Answerability or Justification
Compliance
Enforcement or Sanctions
Vertical Accountability
Courts
and
Department of Justice
Corporate Liability
it determines the extent to which a
corporation as a legal person can be liable
for the acts and omissions of the natural
persons it employs.
Criminal sanctions includes:
Imprisonment
Fines
fine of not less than PHP1,000 but not more than PHP10,000
Or imprisonment for not less than 30 days but not more than five
years.
B. Fraud/Swindling
Boardroom failures
Banking practices
Internet bubble
Executive compensation
Contents of Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
1. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
2. Auditor Independence
3. Corporate Responsibility
4. Enhanced Financial Disclosures
5. Analyst Conflicts of Interest
6. Commission Resources and Authority
7. Studies and Reports
8. Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability
9. White Collar Crime Penalty Enhancement
10. Corporate Tax Returns
11. Corporate Fraud Accountability
Important Sections in SOX
Financial Advisor
Transaction Facilitator
Rating Agencies
Participation
Transparency
Accountability
Foreign investment and
governance: Firm level
Relationship between
governance: macro and firm level
(Continued)
Macro level
Attracting
FDI to
Implementing
Emerging
Corporate
Market
Countries Governance
Employment
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_agency
http://www.pse.ph/html/RelatedOrganizations/govt_agencies.ht
ml#DTI
http://www.investorwords.com/2603/investment_banker.html
http://www.princetonreview.com/Careers.aspx?cid=84
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_audit
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/internalauditor.asp
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http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/manager.html
www.ehow.com/manager-duties
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Managers#Basic_functions_of_manageme
nt
http://career.qandas.com/jobs/what-are-the-job-duties-of-a-
manager.html
http://career.qandas.com/jobs/what-is-a-manager.html
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/topicArticleId-8944,articleId-
8848.html
http://www.thefilipinoentrepreneur.com/2007/08/04/a-managers-
responsibilities.htm
http://www.about-personal-growth.com/managers.html