COMPANY: KOHL'S

Assigned Discussions -

1 For the selected company, and using an outline of the principal requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, prepare an analysis of the company's compliance and reporting activities. This analysis should be based on a careful review of the Form 10K report, proxy statement, and other information and analysis. What is you assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the company's reporting and compliance activities?

2 Examine the selected company's corporate governance system (normally the policies and other information are available at the company's website). Evaluate the quality of the corporate governance system compared to CalPers or other standards. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the corporate governance system? What recommendations can you offer?

3 What are the most important things that you learned from the study of this week's readings and assignments? Remember to always include appropriate references.

ONLINE READINGS TO HELP ANSWER QUES 3:

Zameeruddin, Rizvana, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: An Overview, Analysis, and Caveats. Available at

http://www.westga.edu/~bquest/2003/auditlaw.htm? Hanna, Julia. The Costs and Benefits of Sarbanes-Oxley. Forbes. March 10, 2014. Available at: http://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2014/03/10/the-costs-and-benefits-of-sarbanes-oxley/? Cohen, Daniel, Dey, Aiyesha, and Lys, Thomas.(Sarbanes-Oxley) Beneficial or Detrimental Legislation: The Pros and Cons of Sarbanes-Oxley. Available at: http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/Kellogg/article/beneficial_or_detrimental_legislation ? GE Capital. Adapting to Regulatory Change: How Companies Should Approach New Rules and Laws. 2012.

Available at: ?http://www.gecapital.com/en/pdf/Adapting_to_Regulatory_Change.pdf? ?Sheet, Ann. Trends in Corporate Governance. July 1, 2015. Available at:?http://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/business-ethics/resources/trends-in-corporate-governance/? ?Adams, R., Hermalin, B. E., and Weisbach, M. S. The Role of Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance. NBER. (November 2008). Available at:?http://www.nber.org/papers/w14486.pdf