liability of the shareholders. However‚ under certain circumstances the corporate entity may be disregarded. This is also known as piercing the corporate veil and is the most frequent method for holding the shareholders liable for the acts of a corporation. Corporate officers‚ directors and controlling shareholders have a general fiduciary duty of loyalty and care which should govern all their corporate conduct. Unless they breach that duty by gross negligence or acts in bad faith‚ they usually will
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Case 1.1 - Enron Corporation ------------------------------------------------- Discussion 1 The parties we believe to be most at fault for the crisis in this case are a) the Audit Firm engaged in the Enron audit (Arthur Andersen); b) Enron Management (Kenneth Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling‚ Andrew Fastow; and c) the SEC. The Public Accounting Firm: Arthur Andersen The auditor has the responsibility to evaluate the risk of material fraud‚ including: * Incentives and motives for fraud : Enron was a fast
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Case: AMERICAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 1. Executive Summary Dixon‚ an American specialty chemical producer‚ wants to buy Collinsville plant from American Chemical Corporation‚ another typical chemical company in 1979. Dixon wants to diversify its product line buy acquiring the aforesaid plant‚ which produces sodium-chlorate to supply to paper producers in Southeastern part of the US. This plant initially cost 12 mln. USD and additional 2‚25 mln. USD needed to buy laminate technology to increase efficiency
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it is more relevant to programmed decisions because your decision is already clear that you already know what to do about it. For Kimwa Corporation‚ Daft (2010) each employee and executive in the corporation has the mentality of straight forward thinking because they are being taught on how to make programmed decisions. Your decisions are clear that you could present a visual presentation to your presentation and many more techniques to make the presentation interesting and smart at the same time
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To: Dan DiMicco From: McKensie Booth Subject: Strategic Management Date: 11/9/2010 Nucor Corporation Memo Response: Per your request I have analyzed Nucor Corporation and the steel industry. After performing both strategic and financial analysis I offer my recommendations. Executive Summary: Nucor Corporation was the most profitable steel producer in North America in both 2005 and 2006. It is regarded as a low-cost steel producer in the United States‚ and one of the most
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Increasing revenue! Marketing will be done with social media‚ radio slots‚ and a wrapped vehicle! Attending networking groups and other social networking events‚ this will build partnerships that may be mutually beneficial with other business owners. One Trade shows a month to sell product or give out samples to build customer base. Profit maximizing: By understanding what the marginal profit for each sale made‚ will help determine what the profit maximizing quantity is. In the case of Haught
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shareholders will be convinced that the company is doing well and invest more in Harnischfeger corporation. As the firm made profits in 1984‚ the stock prices would go up and as a result it would convince the shareholders to take up more shares. This would rise the share capital of Harnischfeger Corporation. The management also set up an executive incentive compensation program to ensure Harnischfeger Corporation made progress. According to this program‚ the senior executives would be given a 40% incentive
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Mouse Trap: Woodstream Corporation The company that has been chosen for this case study is Woodstream Corporation. This company was founded in 1832 and was formerly known as Animal Trap Company of America. It manufactures and markets a variety of pest control products including rodent control‚ caring control for pets and different types of mouse traps. It has been around for more than 150 years and marketed over 2500 unique products. Woodstream works to bring innovation to consumers by combining
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Reported Airline Ancillary Revenue Surged to $27.1 Billion in 2012—Up 19.6% in One Year Analysis from IdeaWorksCompany‚ sponsored by CarTrawler‚ adds Air France/KLM‚ Korean Air‚ and Virgin Atlantic to the list of top ancillary revenue carriers for 2012. Dublin‚ Ireland & Shorewood‚ Wisconsin‚ USA‚ 05 June 2013: IdeaWorksCompany‚ the foremost consultancy in the area of airline ancillary revenues‚ and CarTrawler‚ the leading provider of online car rental distribution systems‚ today announce the
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should excel scholastically‚ in leadership‚ service‚ and character. This is all true. But I believe that the total student should also have integrity‚ respect‚ and a drive to make the world and the people around them better. I should be accepted into Minnesota Honor Society because I demonstrate the needed qualifications‚ and more. Scholarship‚ leadership‚ service‚ and character are what make up a well-rounded‚ successful person. I have a good GPA‚ but‚ more importantly‚ I enjoy learning. Gaining new knowledge
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