No abstract available / Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Mercantile Law / unrestricted

1 One-tier organisational structure of Czech joint-stock companies and British public limited companies Abstract This thesis deals with selected issues of one-tier board structure of a joint-stock company in the Czech and British legislation. The emphasis is placed on the position and regulation of the Board of directors, its members, shareholders, and their mutual relationship. Not only has the present legal regulation been monitored, but also its historical roots, which significantly influenced the evolution of the institute and its present form. The first chapter deals with corporate governance. It includes all aspects and theories, which as a whole have completed the position of a shareholder as well as a joint-stock company itself. Moreover, diffuse and concentrated ownership is explained, as well as separation of ownership of the company from its management, and the related "principal"-"agent" problem. Also, the basic characteristics of Anglo-Saxon and continental approach to the law have been reflected. The second chapter describes and clarifies the essence and the form of one-tier board structure as it is regulated in the UK. A remarkable element of British company law is the extent to which the company's internal affairs are left to its shareholders through the company's articles of association....

Magister Legum - LLM / The main objective of this study is to review the legal and regulatory framework of corporate governance in Tanzania with the focus on corporate governance laws and regulations. The study is intended to discuss the main legal and regulatory framework in Tanzania which plays a part in the corporate governance. The Companies Act No. 12 of 2002 will be reviewed in order to establish which corporate governance principles are provided and to what extent they are effective. The capital markets and securities laws, guidelines on corporate governance in Tanzania with a focus on the listing requirements and other regulations applied at the DSE will also be reviewed in order to establish their effectiveness in attracting investors to the market. Given the comparative value of South Africa and Kenya in SADC and EAC respectively, this work will also discuss the legal and regulatory framework of corporate governance in Kenya and South Africa and compare with those in Tanzania in areas such as shareholders rights; stakeholder’s right; board control and effectiveness and the effectiveness of compliance. Such comparative analysis is done in order to single out areas of focus in legal and regulatory framework in corporate governance law such as companies’ law and stock market and security laws in Tanzania.

Las empresas o personajes públicos que tuvieron una crisis reputacional/imagen han logrado impactar de manera positiva o negativa en la experiencia del consumidor. Dentro de esta problemática, se encuentra el fundador de una institución privada, quien ha sido portada en medios de comunicación desde que anunció su postulación en el 2016 a las elecciones presidenciales del Perú. Por ello, el propósito de la investigación es comprender y describir la experiencia universitaria de los alumnos frente a los escándalos de su fundador. Para ello, se harán entrevistas a profundidad a 15 estudiantes de la universidad privada, quienes estuvieron durante el periodo del 2015-2016 en adelante. / Companies or public figures that have had a reputation/image crisis have managed to impact positively or negatively on the consumer experience. Within this problem, there is the founder of a private institution, who has been on the front page of the media since he announced his candidacy in the 2016 presidential elections in Peru. Therefore, the purpose of the research is to understand and describe the university experience of students in the face of the scandals of its founder. To this end, 15 students from the private university will be interviewed in depth and will be present during the period 2015-2016 onwards. / Trabajo de investigación