IN YOUR OPINION DYOU THINK SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM WORKS‚ WHY OR WHY NOT Shareholder Activism refers to a range of actions taken by a shareholder to influence corporate management and board. Actions range from threatening the sale of shares (“exit”)‚ letter writing‚ meetings management‚ to asking questions at shareholders meetings and the use of corporate voting rights. The common definition of a shareholder activist is a shareholder “who tries to change the status quo through the “voice”‚ without
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Why do firms become multinational enterprises? There are multiple ways to define what is meant by the term “multinational enterprise” (MNE)‚ most of which can be reduced to a short list of criteria summarised effectively by Franklin Root (1994). He defined an MNE as a parent company that i) engages in foreign production through its affiliates located in more than one country; ii) exercises direct control over the policies of its affiliates; and iii) implements transnational business strategies in
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idea of mandatory voting during U.S. elections is a much-debated topic in the United States. Making voting mandatory for all citizens‚ is debated to be something that could be either positive or negative. Both sides of the issue have their reasons why mandatory-voting laws should or should not be passed. Those who believe that mandatory voting should become a law believe that it will bring the number of voters on Election Day to increase. With voter participation rates falling below sixty percent
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college is the impact of parents‚ whole family or even the society. Our future plans are very often made by our parents‚ who feel sometimes too responsible for our life. Knowing that we should accept all their decicions or being assumed that they want to do all their can for us and they want only tthe best things‚ we try not to argue with them. Besides‚ after some time‚ we agree with them that the education is the most important component of our life and we should invest in it all our money‚ talents and
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Every college student has either good or bad experiences during his college life. One of the bad experiences is living with a roommate you don’t like. During my collage studies‚ I had a roommate who gave me bad times because he was messy‚ noisy‚ and stingy. My roommate was so loud that he caused me problem‚ while I was trying to waken up early for classes. He scram when he was watching a game on TV. Also‚ he likes to study with the radio up and that bothered me especially when he was studying late
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What do you think of Mythology? Myth means many things. To some people it means little more than a “lie”. To others it has no truth value‚ but refers to a type of story. To some it’s an ancient story that holds some importance in their life. It is an anonymous‚ traditional story that explains a belief‚ a custom‚ or a mysterious natural phenomenon. The term Myth originated from the Greek word ‘Mythos’ which means story. As time passed these narratives were believed by many people and considered
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1. Describe the functional organizational structure. Why do you think this structure is so widely used? The organizational structure is composed of different departments that help operate the business‚ such as‚ purchasing‚ operations‚ warehouse‚ sales and marketing‚ accounting‚ research and development‚ finance and accounting‚ human resource‚ and information technology. I look at Direct Relief International when they need supplies they use the SAP website to track everything they need. Most
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A leader who is feared will overpower those who are loved‚ because “love is fickle” (Ledeen 18). In recent history‚ there has been many great leaders who had led by fear‚ such as Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein. Even though these particular leaders were violent dictators‚ they are still considered as some of the greatest leaders of all time. On the other hand‚ many of today’s leaders are known for being loved rather than feared‚ for example‚ Barrack
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clear vision to their members and set up specific strategies with their members to realize the vision. The members will conduct their particular task with detailed strategies and evaluate their performance. According to Irving L. Janis (What is group think‚ 22)‚ organization members intend to develop informal objectives in order to feel solidarity and this becomes part of the hidden agenda in their group. For the hidden issue not to replace their realistic target‚ a high-performing leader lead their
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differently depending on cultural backgrounds or individual experience. Why did the author initially expect Hamlet to be universal and why did it turn out not to be universal as she thought? How did these different patterns of interethnic communication lead to miscommunication and mistranslation? Which cultural practices in Hamlet were interpreted differently by the Tiv elders and why? As a teacher‚ what cultural relativism do you see in this article to extend to your own co-constructing contexts and
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