Equity In accounting and finance‚ equity is the residual value or interest of the most junior class of investors in assets‚ after all liabilities are paid; if liability exceeds assets‚ negative equity exists. In an accounting context‚ shareholders’ equity (or stockholders’ equity‚ shareholders’ funds‚ shareholders’ capital or similar terms) represents the remaining interest in the assets of a company‚ spread among individual shareholders of common or preferred stock; a negative shareholders’ equity
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The word ‘equity’ can be seen to have a wide range of meanings- to many it is a synonym for ‘fairness’ or justice’. Those within the legal community recognise equity as the body of rules developed and applied by the Court of Chancery; a court previously presided over by the Lord Chancellor with rules developed under his authority. The law of equity developed due to the inflexibility of the common law. Before the development of equity‚ The law was rigid (which was often cited as a weakness) for example
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Compare explanations for relationship breakdown given by exchange theory and equity theory. Which do you consider to be the most convincing and why? What does Duck’s theory add to the explanation? The Exchange Theory which was put forward by Homans in 1971 suggests that when we are in a relationship‚ we keep an eye on what we are putting in and getting out of a relationship. It argues that whether ir not we are satisfied depends on the ratio of rewards and costs that are given within the relationship
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Equity Equity means social justice or fairness; it is an ethical concept‚ grounded in principles of distributive justice.39–[->0]42[->1] Equity in health can be—and has widely been—defined as the absence of socially unjust or unfair health disparities.1‚[->2]6[->3] However‚ because social justice and fairness can be interpreted differently by different people in different settings‚ a definition is needed that can be operationalised based on measurable criteria. For the purposes of operationalisation
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QUESTION 1. Equity has made the law more fair. Discuss Equity can be defined in a technical sense as a branch of law administered by the court of chancery before the passing of the Judicature Act (1873-1875) with a view of supplementing the common law rules. Equity developed because of the problems of the common law. The word ’equity’ has a meaning of ’fairness’ and this is the basis on which it operates. The existing law as at the time equity arose was common law‚ equity acted as a supplement
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what extent expectancy theory and equity theory can explain motivation at work. Motivation can be defined as a set of reasons which regulates ones behaviour. As observed the success of any organization depends largely on employee motivation. Motivated workforce leads to reduced absenteeism‚ staff turnover‚ greater efficiency leading to higher productivity. Various motivation theories by social scientists can be classified into process and content theories. Content theories concentrate on drives
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Source of capital: Capital is the basic needs of organisation; it is needed in every step of business‚ from buying raw materials to selling their goods. To maintain this capital‚ business needs to identify and allocate their proper source of finance. The place where the business gets their funds from is called their source of capital. The business have two different source of finance‚ internal source (for ex: retained profits‚ sales of existing assets‚ cut down stock level‚ etc) and external sources
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The Theory of the Business Abstract Peter Drucker’s article‚ ‘The Theory of Business’ discusses the different theories and assumptions many businesses‚ corporations‚ industries and organizations were once founded and run upon and the strengths and weaknesses that came with those theories. Drucker points out how these former theories and assumptions may have once provided great successes for many businesses‚ such as GM‚ now pose upcoming problems for current businesses that are not willing to
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1 The statement by Henry Kravis that private equity was in its “golden era” might sound like hubris to the unacquainted observer but may actually not be far off from the reality given the growth of private equity funds under management since the advent of large-scale leveraged buy-outs (LBOs) in the 1980s. Henry Kravis as a principal partner in Kohlberg‚ Kravis & Roberts (KKR) pioneered LBOs in the late 1970s and KKR has been a major private equity firm since having reportedly invested in over 160
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Long-term financing requires a meticulous understanding of the various features of debt and equity and their impact an organization. While evaluating debt and equity‚ an investment banker also has to consider the unique characteristics of the organization’s dealings while ensuring that the organization’s requirements are met. Debt CapitalDebt capital includes all long-term borrowing incurred by the firm. The cost of debt was found to be less than the cost of other forms of financing. The relative
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