Fordlândia: Corporate Citizenship or Corporate Colonialism Question 1 - Based on the information provided in the case‚ what could the list look like‚ that Archibald Johnston started to compile (at the end of section Adeus Fordlândia – bem-vindo Belterra!)? Can you identify challenges that can be labelled as hypernorms or authentic norms? Ford built up a new community for the people living in the jungle and gave them new opportunities. They got access to free education‚ healthcare‚ jobs and
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The University for business and the professions MSc Degree in Shipping‚ Trade and Finance MSc Degree in Supply Chain‚ Trade and Finance MSc Degree in Energy‚ Trade and Finance Cass Business School Module Code SMM586 Exam title Corporate Finance Full/Part time Date 1st May 2013 Time 10.00 -13.00 Division of Marks: Section A carries 36 marks‚ Section B carries 28 marks and Section C carries 36 marks. Instructions to students: Students should answer TWO questions
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In a commercial organisation‚ the board of directors is typically charged with the key responsibility for corporate governance – protecting the rights of shareholders and creditors‚ ensuring contractual obligations and regulatory compliance. In the public sector‚ the elected government is typically responsible for corporate governance‚ and in semi-government and statutory bodies like State Rail‚ Sydney Water‚ the Australian Broadcasting Authority‚ the University of NSW‚ etc – and in not-
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characteristics of a typical entrepreneur are irreconcilable with a corporate career. Large organisations are by their nature bureaucratic and as such promote an environment in which the entrepreneur cannot survive. Prepare a discussion paper in essay style in which you survey the arguments for and against the above quotation‚ and then justify your own position. In your answer‚ provide very many examples of entrepreneurs and corporate managers‚ from your reading and your own experience‚ to illustrate
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stockholders. This dispersion of ownership arguably means that management effectively controls the firm. In this case‚ will management necessarily act in the best interests of the stockholders? Put another way‚ might not management pursue its own goals at the stockholders’ expense? In the following pages‚ we briefly consider some of the arguments relating to this question. Agency Relationships The relationship between stockholders and management is called an agency relationship. Such a relationship exists
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Article 2 * Corporate Reputation – the most important company asset? * The current widespread public backlash against business and its perceived unethical practices has left industry leaders scrambling to protect and nurture their corporate reputations. While the concept of business having to earn its’ social – as well as its legal- licence to operate‚ is now well-entrenched with the major business leaders around the world‚ many now find themselves having to incorporate the two sources
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Joel Chandler Harris was born in Eatonton‚ Georgia on December 9‚ 1845 to single mother Mary Ann Harris. His father deserted the family shortly after Harris’s birth. They were never married‚ and his illegitimate birth haunted Harris for his life. A local doctor named Dr. Andrew Reid befriended Mary Ann Harris and her young son. He allowed them to live in a small cottage behind his mansion. Mary Ann Harris encouraged her son to read extensively‚ especially Oliver Goldsmith’s Vicar of Wakefield.
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FUNDAMENTALS OF Corporate Finance Jonathan Berk Stanford University Peter DeMarzo Stanford University Jarrad Harford University of Washington ISBN 0-558-65200-X Fundamentals of Corporate Finance‚ by Jonathan Berk‚ Peter DeMarzo‚ and Jarrad Harford. Published by Prentice Hall. Copyright © 2009 by Pearson Education‚ Inc. Editor in Chief: Donna Battista Sr. Development Editor: Rebecca Ferris Market Development Manager: Dona Kenly Assistant Editors: Sara Holliday‚ Kerri McQueen Managing
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Title: Corporate Governance Assignment topic Option 1 Conduct a review of the governance of your organisation (or one with which you are familiar) in the form of a report to the Chairman (or President) of the Governing Board of Directors. In the brief report use the concepts‚ tools and techniques learned in this subject to review the structure‚ process and effectiveness of the governance of the organisation and make recommendations for appropriate improvements. Executive summary This report
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The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 The Act The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 took effect on 6 April 2008. Companies‚ organisations and Government bodies can now be prosecuted as a consequence of a gross breach of the duty of care resulting in the death of an individual‚ if ‘the way in which its activities are managed or organised by its senior management is a substantial element in the breach’ (Section 1(3)) [1]. Prior to 2007‚ successive Governments
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