Write clearly and concisely about advanced financial management

Corporate Rundown
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The following are specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment:
Use technology and information resources to research issues in· advanced financial
management.
Write clearly and concisely about advanced financial management using· proper writing
mechanics.
Introduction:
At the risk of repeating ourselves, let’s let Mr. Charlie Munger,· co-chairman of BerkshireHathaway,
say his piece on the power of financial incentives once more: “Never, ever think
about something else when you should be thinking about the power of incentives.” Of
course, we agree, and we want you to learn how to evaluate financial incentives that you’ll
discover in the corporate world. We also want you to be able to assess relatively strong and
weak corporate governance systems. That’s the crux of this final assignment.
First, what we’d like you to do is to identify a public company· (preferably one that you’re
familiar with from prior assignments). Then, we’d like you to examine and analyze its
governance principles, structures, and practices.
We firmly believe that the effective financial decision-maker will· understand the power that
governance and strong systems have over financial performance, and thus it’s important to
train ourselves to be acutely aware of these issues. Here’s how we recommend approaching
the assignment:
o Head to edgar.sec.gov to access your company’s financial statements (or any site
where you feel comfortable accessing your company’s financial statements, including
the company’s own homepage).
o Pull up the proxy statement (it’s also called the 14A, the DEF14A, and occasionally
the PRE14A).
o Read the statement in its entirety and reflect.
Write a 3-4 page paper in which you do the following:
1. Determine whether the board seems appropriately constituted. Are these people qualified to
be governing a business of this type? (Read their bios and even Google them for more info.)
2. Assess the committees the board members sit on. Are they appropriately staffed?
3. Assess the management. How long have they been with the company? What is their relative
experience?
4. Evaluate the board’s philosophy on executive compensation.
5. Discuss the metrics tied to the CEO’s inventive compensation. Are they sound metrics or
not?
JWI 531: Financial Management II
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6. Determine if compensation is reasonable considering the company’s financial performance.
7. Determine if related-party transactions (sometimes called “transactions with related parties”)
exist, and if they do, whether they are reasonable.
Your assignment should adhere to these guidelines:
Write in a logical, well-organized, conventional business style. Use· Times New Roman font
size 12 or similar, double-space, and leave ample white space per page.
All references must follow JWMI style guide, and works must be cited· appropriately. Check
with your professor for any additional instructions on citations.
On the first page or in a header, include the title of the assignment,· the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. Title and reference pages are not included
in the assignment page length.
Faculty have discretion to penalize for assignments over or under the· assignment guidelines.
Check with your individual professor if you feel the assignment requires a much longer or
shorter treatment than recommended.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and

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