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(a) External
(b) Specific Mechanism - Best practices, because the Code recommends principles of good governance for the non-profit sector.

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(a) Internal
(b) Internal Control - The assistant manager served as the witness to ensure that the money is properly deposited.

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(a) Internal
(b) Board of Directors - The Board of directors held quarterly meeting to evaluated the performance of the company and thinks of strategies for improvement. They also assess staffs performance and vote for their remuneration.

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a) internal
b) peter is required to carry out an internal control procedure such as reliable financial reporting and recording the transactions. He would also submit the financial reports to his company's finance department.

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(a) Internal
(b) Internal controls - Peter is in charge of count the money and deposit it into the bank daily and to submit the receipt to the finance department while his assistant manager witness the process to ensure things go smoothly.

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(a) Internal Mechanism
(b) Internal Controls - Rules implemented were expressed clearly by higherups for daily store operations were created to ensure daily counting checks with an assistant as witness and Peter has to submit receipts as evidence to financial department.

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(a) internal
(b) internal controls. He must submit the deposit receipt to the company’s financial department for them to oversee as it is mandated by the company.

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(a) Internal
(b) Internal control. It is a rule implemented that the assistant manager bare witness to ensure integrity of company.

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(a) External
(b) Competition - Competitions from competitors will serve as a strong opponent for the company to constantly improve on their product  so that they will not fall behind.

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a) Internal
b) Internal Control. He is required to record and deposit the money into the account with the witness being the assistant.

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a. Internal
b. Internal control - It is part of the company's standard operating procedure to count the money, record and deposit them into the bank with the assistant as the witness.

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a. Internal
b. Internal control. It is mandatory to act according to the procedure.

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(a)   Internal mechanisms

(b)   The assistance manager serves as the witness. This means that he will have to monitor and make sure that Peter is able to do the task properly

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(a) Internal
(b) Board of Directors- Decisions are made by Board of Directors who will evaluate performance and vote on renumeration.

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a) Internal mechanism
b) Internal control as he is required as procedure to count the money and record it down while being observed by the assistant manager.

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a) Internal
b) board of directors.
Nexus Inc. hold their board meetings quarterly to review on the company's performances as well as to allow potential problems to be identified and improved on. They also can evaluate the performance of the staff and vote on their remuneration.

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(a) Internal
(b) Board of directors - They hold quarterly meetings to evaluate the company's and staff performance and carry out necessary actions accordingly. This is to make improvements for the company and also to reward staffs that performed and retrench those that underperformed)

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(a) Internal
(b) Internal Control - Peter is required to count the money in the till and record it down every day when the outlet has closed as per the procedure while his assistant managers acts as the witness.

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a. Internal
b. Board of directors. The board of directors have legal authority to hire, fire, compensate top management to safeguard their invested capital.

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a)Internal Mechanism
b)Internal Control as it is part of the company's rule that the assistant manager has to witness to ensure integrity

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a) Internal
b) Internal control - Peter needs to follow a procedure given by the company to ensure accountability of the money.

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a) internal
b) board of directors as people evaluated by the directors who do not perform up to standard has to leave whereas, the one who does, will be rewarded well.

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a. Internal
b. Board of Directors - The directors of the company evaluates employee's work productivity and has the power to reward or fire employees who does well or do not do well in their work.

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(a) External
(b) Competition- Due to competition, they think of new ways to improve financial performance to keep up with its competitors.

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(a) Internal
(b) Board of Directors - Board meeting with directors made quarterly for discussions on evaluation of company performance and, remuneration and improvement strategies

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a) External
b) The Competition is a driving force for the company to constantly improve and come up with new initiatives to outperform their competitors.

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(a) Internal
(b) Board of Directors - The board of directors hold board meetings quarterly where they review, assess and evaluate the company's performance, room for improvements, staff's performance and vote on their remuneration.

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(a)   Internal mechanism

(b)   board of directors - The board of directors will hold a meeting quarterly to review the company’s performance, access the strategies for improvement, performance of the staff and deciding on the remuneration

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(a) internal
(b) board of directors. The board holds a meeting to evaluate the performance of the company and its staff.

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(a) External
(b) Competition - The company has to constantly monitor its competitor's performance and improve its own product which in turns improve their financial performance to compete with their competitors.

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(a) Internal
(b)Board of directors. This is because they have a meeting with the board of directors and they will do a review on the company`s performance as well as the employees` performance.

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(a) external
(b) competition. The company is forced to improve their product to improve their financial performance to keep up with the competition.

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a) Internal

b) Internal Control - This is because Peter is the floor manager and is required to count the money while there is an assistant with him as evidence.

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a) external
b) competition
Republic Semiconductor Pte Ltd has faced a fierce market competition from other companies in the region. The company needs to develop its products and services to keep up with their competitors which can attract more customers and increase their financial performance.

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a) external
b) competition as there are fierce market competition from other companies in the region.

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(a) External
(b) Competition - Republic facing fierce competitions in market thus constant innovation and improvements made based on competition is done for financial goals.

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(a) External
(b) Competition - Republic has been constantly thinking of new ways to improve its products to fight the fierce market competition  to prevent the company from winding up.

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a. External
b. Competition. Due to strong market competition, need to improve product to have a steady foothold in their industry so that they can keep up with their financial performance.

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a) Internal

b) Board of Directors - This is because the meeting is held by the board of directors who are part of the company. They take in charge of the performance of the staff and take charge of the company’s performance. For example, for those management staff who do not perform up to their expectation are asked to leave.

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a. External
b. Competition -  As there is another competitor in the market, it forces and controls Republic to improve its product and their finances.

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(a) Internal
(b) Audit committee - They liaise with external auditors and make reports to the board accordingly.

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(a)   External

(b)   Competition - The company has been faced with fierce competition and by having competition, it will help to improve Republic financial competition to prevent from winding up

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(a) External
(b)Competition. Republic Semiconductor Pte Ltd has been facing fierce competition and thus have been finding ways to improve its product which will also boost financial performance in order to keep up with their competitors.

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a) internal
b) audit committee as Adam and his team liases with external auditors on any issues.

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(a) Internal
(b) Audit committee- internal and external auditors act together to report findings. Adam is liaising with external auditors to report findings to the board directly.

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a) Internal
b) Board of directors - the board of directors have a duty to management and reward accordingly to performance.

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a) Internal
b) audit comittee
adam, as the director at TCC Corporation is part of the audit comittee to oversee and liaise with internal and external auditors. Both of the internal and external auditors need to report directly to adam and his team.

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(a) internal
(b) audit committee. Adam and his team works with the external auditors to oversee the reliability of the company.

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a. Internal Mechanism

b. The reason I chose internal control is because Peter is the floor manager of the company and one of his job requirements was to monitor activities of the company (i.e. By counting the money while an assistant is beside him to verify that he did in fact do it)

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(a) Internal
(b) Adam and a small team of 3 to 4 other directors are part of a committee to oversea the internal and external audit of TCC.

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a. Internal
b. Audit Committee - The auditors have to assess the company's performance and report any findings to the board of directors

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a) External

b) Competition – This is because when Republic start to face market competition, they will start to think out of the box and find ways to beat them and improve themselves. This competition will help them to improve their financial performance.

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a) external
b) legal and regulatory framework as it talks about companies being governed by legislation to prevent fraud and misconduct

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(a) Internal
(b) Audit Committee. This is because Adam has a background in finance and thus is responsible for overseeing the external and internal audit of the TCC Corporation and reporting any findings to the board of directors.

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a) External
b) Competition - The competition the Republic Semiconductor is facing within the industry ensure that the management operate with efficiency if not they may cease for operation.

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(a) External
(b) Legal and Regulatory Framework - Companies are governed by the Companies Act.

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a. Internal
b. Audit Committee. Part of a committee, and overseas internal and external audit.

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a. Internal Mechanism

b. I chose internal control because The Board has done several actions to ensure that the organization achieves its goals (I.e. Reviewing the company's performance and assessing strategies for improvement)

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a) Internal
b) Internal control – Peter’s manager witnessed Peter count the money and recording it down

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(a) external
(b) legal and regulatory framework. The company is governed by and must adhere to the laws of Singapore.

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a. External
b. Legal and regulatory framework - Having the Companies Act, it frames and guides how companies should act to minimize fraud or any form of misconduct.

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a)Internal Mechanisms

b)Board of directors -   Decisions are made by Board of Directors who evaluates performance as well as vote on remuneration.

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a) Internal
b) Board of Directors – The board holds a meeting quarterly to review company performance and assess strategies for improvement

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a) internal
b) management as valerie used company resources well and made sure the employees complied with her practises.

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a) external
b) legal and regulatory framework
companies are governed by the companies act where its statutory provisions are based on a legal and regulatory framework. They are also incorporated in the companies such as the enforcement of corporate rights.

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a) External
b) Competition – Republic thinks of new ways to improve product to keep up with competition.

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a) Internal
b) Audit Committee – Adam has a small team of other directors be a part of the committee to oversee internal and external audit of TCC

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a) Internal

b) Audit Committee – Adam and his team oversee the internal and external audit of TCC Corporation and they report their findings to the board directly.

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(a) External
(b) Legal and regulatory framework-With the Companies Act, they help to enforce corporate rights and enforce penalties for fraud and misconduct for companies in Singapore.

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(a)   Internal

(b)   Audit - He and his small team of 3 to 4 directors are part of the committee to oversee the internal and external audit of TCC. This means they oversee the whole operation.

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(a) Internal
(b) Management - She manages the staff and take measures to ensure their safety based on the reports submitted.

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(a) External
(b) Legal & Regulatory Framework - Companies in Singapore are governed by the Companies Act, Statutory provisions.

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a. External
b. Legal and Regulatory Framework. Governed by Singapore's Law under Companies Act, as it does not only apply to individual, but to all the companies in Singapore. It is mandatory to abide the laws set for all companies in Singapore.

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a) Internal
b) Audit Committee.  Adam and his team oversee the internal audit of TCC, they also work on liasing with the external auditors and relate it back to the company.

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a) Internal
b) Audit Committee - The audit committee liaise with both the internal and external auditors to report on any auditing issues.

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a) External
b) Legal and Regulatory Framework – Companies are governed by the Companies Act

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a) Internal
b) Management – Valerie implements strict safety procedures for her staff to follow, she works closely with junior managers, and informs her staff to submit the required monthly reports

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(a) Internal
(b) Management - Valerie implemented strict safety procedures which requires her staff to submit monthly reports on workplace accidents and measures to take to ensure that similar accidents would not occur.

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a. Internal
b. Management - Valerie is a manger who manages her staff and ensures that they follow the procedures in placed and does what is required of them.

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(a) internal
(b) management. Valerie implements a procedure for staff to submit monthly reports on workplace accidents to ensure operating efficiency.

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a) internal
b) Valerie, who is the senior manager, has the right degree of control and power to implement the strict safety procedures and sets management rules and regulations for the staff to follow in the workplace such as to submit monthly reports.

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(a)   External

(b)   Companies are governed with the companies act and statutory provision are included to prevent fraud and misconduct

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(a) external
(b) Legal and Regulatory Framework- Companies act statute is officially developed and approved by the government to enforce corporate rights and prevent fraud and misconduct.

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(a) External
(b) legal and regulatory framework - Companies are governed with the companies act and statutory provision are included to prevent fraud and misconduct

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a) External

b) Legal and Regulatory Framework – They educate the companies on the penalties for fraud and misconduct as part of them knowing what the corporate rights are and that they should be following it.

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(a) Internal
(b) Management-She is the senior manager of the construction company and provides safety procedures for her staff and work closely with the junior managers to ensure that accidents do not occur in the workplace among other things.

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a) External.
b) The mechanism is Legal and Regulatory Framework as there is the Companies Act that is implemented by the government which governs companies.

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a. External Mechanism

b. As Republic has another competitor in the market right now, the competitor forces and controls Republic to improve their product and finances.

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a. Internal.
b. Management. Valerie, working as senior manager, came up with the procedures and enforces the staff to abide by the procedures she has set, therefore the procedure is only applicable to that particular company. A role that is only fulfilled by the management sector.

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a) External

b)Competition -  Because there is another competitor, it forced Republic to think of new ways to improve their finances and products

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a) external
b) Legal and regulatory framework -  legislation and regulations ensures transparency for a company and punish any corruption.

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a) Internal
b) Management. Valerie is in charge of implementing procedures for the staff to ensure everybody's safety.

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a. Internal Mechanism

b. Adam and his team oversees the internal audit of TCC and ensures that the company achieves its goals through working and liasing with the external auditors and to relate it back to their company.