Acca Kaplan P1. Governance, Risk And Ethics. Essential Text 2014

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Kaplan, 2014. — 420 p.
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freeaccastudymaterial.blogspot.com                 ACCA    Paper P1     Governance, Risk and  Ethics     Essential Text   freeaccastudymaterial.blogspot.com freeaccastudymaterial.blogspot.com               British library cataloguing­in­publication data  A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  Published by:   Kaplan Publishing UK  Unit 2 The Business Centre   Molly Millars Lane   Wokingham   Berkshire   RG41 2QZ    © Kaplan Financial Limited, 2014  The text in this material and any others made available by any Kaplan Group company does not  amount to advice on a particular matter and should not be taken as such. No reliance should be  placed on the content as the basis for any investment or other decision or in connection with any  advice given to third parties. Please consult your appropriate professional adviser as necessary.  Kaplan Publishing Limited and all other Kaplan group companies  expressly disclaim all liability to any  person in respect of any losses or other claims, whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or  otherwise arising in relation to the use of such materials.  Printed and bound in Great Britain.  Acknowledgements  We are grateful to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Chartered Institute of  Management Accountants for permission to reproduce past examination questions.  The answers  have been prepared by Kaplan Publishing.  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or  transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or  otherwise, without the prior written permission of Kaplan Publishing.  ii KAPLAN PUBLISHING freeaccastudymaterial.blogspot.com freeaccastudymaterial.blogspot.com Contents Page Chapter 1 Theory of governance Chapter 2 Development of corporate governance 33 Chapter 3 The board of directors 39 Chapter 4 Directors' remuneration 77 Chapter 5 Relations with shareholders and disclosure 89 Chapter 6 Corporate governance approaches 101 Chapter 7 Corporate social responsibility and corporate  governance 115 Chapter 8 Internal control systems 135 Chapter 9 Audit and compliance 151 Chapter 10 Risk and the risk management process 171 Chapter 11 Controlling risk 199 Chapter 12 Ethical theories 229 Chapter 13 Professional and corporate ethics 247 Chapter 14 Ethical decision making 283 Chapter 15 Social and environmental issues 295 Chapter 16 Questions & Answers 317 1 iii KAPLAN PUBLISHING freeaccastudymaterial.blogspot.com freeaccastudymaterial.blogspot.com iv KAPLAN PUBLISHING freeaccastudymaterial.blogspot.com free