The Effects of Internal and External Factors on Corporate Governance and the Performance of American International Group (AIG).

This study examines the performance of the American International Group (AIG) insurance company in terms of dependent and independent variables. This document will also demonstrate the key elements of the business. Other than that, this study has been conducted to apply the principle of corporate governance in any organisation and to ensure that we all understand that any business issues are always starting to get smaller and slowly getting worse. Therefore, safety measures should be taken and principles for corporate governance should be consistently applied. Such research is important to illustrate how the internal and external variables of an organization and the macroeconomic factors influence the degree of corporate governance of a business

The Effects of Internal and External Factors on Corporate Governance and the Performance of American International Group (AIG).

This study examines the performance of the American International Group (AIG) insurance company in terms of dependent and independent variables. This document will also demonstrate the key elements of the business. Other than that, this study has been conducted to apply the principle of corporate governance in any organisation and to ensure that we all understand that any business issues are always starting to get smaller and slowly getting worse. Therefore, safety measures should be taken and principles for corporate governance should be consistently applied. Such research is important to illustrate how the internal and external variables of an organization and the macroeconomic factors influence the degree of corporate governance of a business

The Effect Of Draw-Up Volume On The Accuracy Of Electrolyte Measurements From Neonatal Arterial Lines

Objectives: Contamination by infusate of blood samples withdrawn from arterial lines has been recognized but not well documented for neonates. The aim of this study was to investigate, using in vitro and in vivo studies, the effects of different draw-up volumes (withdrawn from the line prior to the sample being taken) on the concentration of sodium. Methods: In-vitro study: The tip of an umbilical artery catheter (dead space 0.6 mL), infused with half normal saline containing 1 unit/mL of heparin was placed in a beaker of normal saline. The line was flushed with 1 mL of this infusate just before each sample was taken. Volumes from 0.5 mL to 2.0 mL of infusate/normal saline were withdrawn in 0.1 mL increments from a three-way tap and discarded. A sample was then taken from the line into a blood gas syringe for analysis of the sodium concentration by the 860 Blood Gas Analyzer (Chiron Diagnostics, Bayer, Scoresby). Control samples were taken from the beaker. In-vivo study: A 22 gauge intravenous catheter was inserted into a vein of an adult male volunteer. The dead space was also 0.6 mL. The line was flushed with 5 mL of half-normal saline immediately before sampling. Draw-up volumes of 0.6, 0.9, 1.3, and 1.6 mL were withdrawn and discarded. 10 mL was used as a control. A 0.5-mL blood sample was then taken and the electrolyte concentrations analysed immediately. Results: In-vitro: A minimum draw-up volume of 1.3 mL was required before the sodium concentration was not significantly different from the control samples. In-vivo: A minimum draw-up volume of 1.6 mL was required before the sodium concentration was not significantly different from the control samples. There were similar trends in the effect of draw-up volume for glucose, calcium, potassium, chloride and lactate. Conclusion: A minimum volume of 1.6 mL should be withdrawn from neonatal arterial lines (dead space 0.6 mL) before taking blood for analysi

Corruption in construction

Corruption in construction is a fiduciary crime that is believed to slowly penetrate the construction sectors in countries around the world. It that can reduce the efficiency, effectiveness and equity of infrastructure services that resulted in construction projects that is unnecessary, unsuitable, and defective. In order to control effectively the level of corruption in construction, the critical factors of corruption in construction need to be correctly diagnosed. Hence, the objective of this paper is to review the causes of corruption in construction, consequences and method to minimize corruption in construction industry. The aim of this project is to identify causes of corruption and determine method or strategy to minimize corruption effectively. Based on survey outcome it can be classified that objectives are achieved due to the information are tally based from literature review and survey. It has been agreed by most of the respondent on the listed objectives, and only differs in term of score of the attributes. Base on the data analyzed from this study the main causes of corruption are weakening of society value with highest score follows by bids and tender are ‘set up’ and the third attributes was inefficient administration, while the consequences are consultants increase the quantities of work and share the proceedings with contractors, demand payment for task carried out by consultants, and hike of cost due to the hidden cost. As for step to prevent following steps would probably be the strategy to minimize corruption in construction which, implementing a comprehensive ethics program, establishing a corporate code of conduct and report it to the police or anti-corruption bureau. Thus, throughout the study, individual attitude, laws and regulations and administrative control are imperative factors critical to corruption in construction