Essays on Governance

This essay will explore the Elitist and Pluralist approaches to governance, examining their strengths and weaknesses. It will commence by defining the terms “Governance”, “Elitist”, and “Pluralist”. Subsequently, it will present a comprehensive explanation of each approach. The essay will also emphasize the benefits (merits) and drawbacks (demerits) associated with both methods. Ultimately, a conclusion…

The officers and members of the Bankers Institute of the Philippines under the leadership of President Francis Puzon, SEC Chairperson Tess Herbosa, my colleagues at the Monetary Board Ignacio Bunye and Armando Suratos, former PM Cesar Virata, friends from the banking community, fellow BSPers, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. It is always a…

Abstract Information technology popularly abbreviated as IT plays an integral role in the day to day running of business and organizations operations. IT is known to improve the performance of businesses at firm level. Studies show that governance is applied to IT investments, changing projects and ensuring effective service delivery (Gonzalez-Meza & Weill, 2004). Governance…

Introduction/Background The 2001 article, “Factors influencing market and entry mode selection: developing the MEMS model ” by A. J. Koch gives an introduction to marketing model that denotes why, how and when market selection occurs. The method has been termed holistic and this is directly related to the fact that the model demonstrates reaction a melding…

Dutch-Bangla Bank in Bangladesh was the first to fully automate and implement Electronic Banking. The automation process was completed in 2003, but continuous improvements are regularly incorporated. DBBL has chosen the same automation solution used by many global banking leaders, despite its higher cost. However, the additional expense is negligible when considering the reassurance it…

Holography can be known as a relatively new system of Organizational governance where authority and the decision-making powers are equally vested and distributed to diligent and skilled members of the workforce. Unlike the age-old Hierarchy System of management where all powers were virtually centralized and vested with the company executives and higher level of management,…

1. Introduction: This report discusses the challenges with answering the question and then discusses resource based theory in an attempt to pinpoint whether Britain is more or less awkward than the other member states. 1.1 An Awkward Partner: ‘An Awkward Partner’ (George, S. 1992) brings together the main threads of Britain’s relationship with the EC…

Board Size After we did our vertical and horizontal analysis, we realized that there is a direct relationship between board size and audit fees. The range of the board size is from four to eleven members. This difference is due to the variety in business nature and structure. We test the relationship between board size…

The case explains and discusses how Brown wanted to put emphasis on process orientation because the ” functional model had run out in Corporate America” and according to Brown, ” the only reasonable approach to business transformation is process alignment and service orientation. ” (Aragua, 2010). However he was unable to push for more when…

Barclays, a major international bank, operates in over 50 countries and employs 135,000 individuals. It holds significant influence through partnerships with governments on infrastructure projects and providing banking services to customers in emerging markets. The bank consists of two main divisions: Global Retail and Commercial Banking (GRCB) and Investment Banking and Investment Management (IBIM). Its…