Besides, joining the NYSE meant greater corporate transparency than was required in much of Asia.
High corporate transparency means no hidden surprises in the accounting, so investors are willing to pay a premium for its stock.
Or at least the test set by Transparency International about corporate transparency.
So where does that leave the oil companies that are fighting to disrupt the very basis of corporate transparency and public accountability?
This trust factor reigns supreme in a marketplace riddled with ethical malpractice suits, news of mismanaged judgments and a lack of corporate transparency.
An understanding of information asymmetry has improved our understanding of how various types of markets really work and the importance of corporate transparency.
This unwinding of crossholdings is a move towards increased corporate transparency (both were originally government-owned), and helps alleviate the monopolization of the Korea telecommunications industry.
With growing intolerance for fraudulent and corrupt business practices around the world and grassroots calls for greater corporate transparency, robust whistleblower alternatives to address corrupt and unethical business practices should be a universal policy priority.
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In the crucial area of corporate transparency, says Michael Levi, professor of criminology at the University of Cardiff, Jersey and Guernsey have tighter controls than Britain, where it is possible to conceal the identity of the beneficial owner of a company.
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The move, if it happens, is aimed to improve "efficiency, management, corporate governance and transparency" at Thailand's five airports, the government says.
Honest Tea happens to be headquartered in Maryland, the first state to create the Benefit Corporation, an election that a company can make to be held to higher standards of corporate purpose, transparency and accountability.
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While accession to the WTO is not high on the list of the current leadership in the Kremlin, private investors like David Bonderman of TPG Capital have said that entry into the organization would ultimately help modernize Russian corporate law and transparency.
Consumers are more and more interested in issues such as transparency, corporate governance and social responsibility.
But Connor also brings up the matters of transparency and corporate accountability.
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"Qualcomm's disclosure policy sets a high standard for transparency in corporate political spending disclosure and the company deserves praise for its actions, " DiNapoli said.
We also heard about full transparency around corporate goals and performance.
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"In terms of transparency and corporate governance, I don't want to say we are the best in the world but we are certainly one of the best, " says Murthy, 56.
The companies that are supporting this lawsuit risk losing not only the confidence of investors and the consuming public, but also fighting a battle against a fast-evolving and increasingly coordinated movement to push broader disclosure, to bring enhanced transparency to corporate practices and decision-making and to ultimately make companies practice corporate social responsibility throughout their operations and decision-making.
Yet again we see the use of such corporate structures threatening regulation, transparency, accountability and the very viability of a whole business model.
Organizations with proper corporate governance have accountability and transparency.
Moreover, foreign fund managers are again complaining about Malaysia's lack of transparency, lack of corporate governance.
From a corporate governance standpoint, it is difficult to argue against more transparency, however.
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And then there are dozens and dozens of shallow programs that contribute to suspicion of corporate motives by failing to follow fundamental best practices such as transparency.
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The branding is critical to transparency a photo of the writer or a corporate logo or icon for the marketer.
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As is common, there was little transparency about who was using what device and where in the corporate network.
Delegates will come together to agree on a core set of transparency principles, data elements, and a reporting framework for good corporate citizens.
Corporate governance regulates the relationship between shareholders, directors and managers to prevent conflicts of interest and to increase transparency.
Mr. Pitt has, in effect, taken the position that the SEC need not require transparency about the "material risk" associated with investments in such entities unless the amount of corporate investment or exposure in rogue states could materially harm the often-huge multinational companies themselves.
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