Reaction Essay: The Corporation The documentary The Corporation‚ directed by Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar and produced in 2004‚ although bias‚ opens many doors for discussion in regard to capitalism and the role of corporations in our lives. I found the documentary to be presented professionally‚ and filled with legitimate facts more so than extreme opinion. The documentary truly outlines the "all-pervasive" role the corporation has taken as the "world’s dominant institution". The film opens
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Corporation – A separate legal entity that has an existence at law that is separable from those who form it. It is a separate legal entity in the sense that it has an existence at law‚ but no material existence. * It is separate and distinct from its shareholders * A properly authorized agent may bind the corporation in contract with third parties. * Shareholders possess limited liability for the debts of the corporation‚ and creditors may look only to the assets of the corporation to
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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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among the different businesses‚ formulating and implementing strategies that span individual businesses‚ and providing leadership for the entire organization. (Hill & Jones‚ 2008) The main strategic responsibilities of Microsoft’s CEO‚ Steve Ballmer‚ are setting overall strategic goals‚ implementing the strategic goals and objectives of the organization‚ giving direction and leadership toward the achievement of the organization’s philosophy‚ mission‚ strategy‚ and its’ annual goals and objectives.
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Business Ethics The Corporation ‘The Corporation’ had a specific aim to portray the problems of not just one corporation‚ but corporations as a whole‚ as is evident from the beginning of the film as a multitude of big business logos flashed across the screen. The film proceeded to highlight the issues surrounding: globalization and consumerism‚ environmental pollution and disregard for the planet‚ unethical marketing‚ and dishonest media. Personally‚ I feel that I’m quite open-minded when it comes
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Strategic Human Resource Management The Key to Core Competitiveness of Corporations 1. Introduction The human resource is fundamental to a company‚ but the traditional human resource management style cannot meet the global market’s demand any more. Thus‚ the strategic human resource management comes into being. As a key part of the strategy management‚ the strategic human resource management demands the company to pay attention to the human resource‚ and set the appropriate human resource
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Where the Sidewalk Ends Stephanie Mitchell M.A.C.U ENGL1203 04W1 14SP English Composition II Professor H. May 25‚ 2014 This is my very first experience with this type of poetry and I most likely would have never read it if I was not taking this course. However‚ despite the delayed exposure the poem that I selected intrigued me somewhat. Many of us today have a tendency to get all caught up in the hustle and bustle of life in general. We forget to take a look out the window sometime
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Case Analysis of Intel Corporation – Leveraging Capabilities for Strategic Renewal Dorothy Thornton Concordia University Portland Technology is a constantly shifting market and Intel is an organization which has adapted their corporate culture and vision to meet the demands of these changes. In the 1980’s Intel’s vision was a performance driven organization focused on new product development with action orientation from the front lines (Bartlett & Nanda‚ 1994). According to John P Kotter (1995)
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companies reach effective formal planning? Strengths The SMC company known leader in the beer business in the Philippines The company SMC sought professional advice from a team of experts on strategic planning. The company is strict with the quality of its products. The companies implement strategic planning. The plans of these companies were done step by step and well studied. The tasks were designated properly‚ all being allocated. Plans were deeply being examined. All things
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Abstract This paper discusses FedEx Corporation and details the linkage between the business strategy‚ workforce strategy and HR strategy that has been adopted by the company. The paper also lays emphasis on the comparative advantage of FedEx Corporation due to its commitment in making differentiation as competitive advantage and the unique way it has positioned itself on the world map of parcel or small packages service providers. Again‚ the paper has also highlighted the way the whole workforce
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