than to maximize their own profit. This view is called “Shareholder Theory”. Friedman argued that a company should have no social responsibility to the public or society because it’s only concern is to increase profits for itself and for its shareholders. He states that‚ when companies concern themselves with the community rather than focusing on profits‚ it leads to totalitarianism. In this traditional view of the firm‚ the shareholders or stockholders are the owners of the company‚ and the firm
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International Applied Economics and Management Letters 1(1): 9-12 (2008) Are Malaysian Government-Linked Companies (GLCs) Creating Value? Y. W. Lau1 and C. Q. Tong2 Faculty of Economics and Management‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia 2 School of Business and Law‚ Sunway University College 1 Abstract: Government-linked companies (GLCs) play an important role in the development of the Malaysian economy. However‚ overall public perception of GLCs in Malaysia has been tainted by the poor performance
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Organizational Culture and Personal Values Development XXXX XXXXX Florida Abstract Job satisfaction and job performance are interrelated topics‚ which are derived from individual personal values‚ (Iaffaldano & Muchinsky‚ 1985). Organizations can use specific processes to shape employee values‚ which will reflect the desired work culture of the organization. The development of values will shape the culture of an organization and increase job satisfaction and job performance
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Verizon was started on June 30‚ 2000 when GTE and Bell Atlantic Corp merged. Verizon is a 21st century however the companies that composed Verizon have roots that date back to the 19th Century at the beginning of the telephone era. The merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE were among the largest mergers in U.S. businesses history. Prior to the merger GTE was one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies. Bell Atlantic was even larger than GTE. In 1999‚ Bell Atlantic and London-based Vodafone
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American Values There are many values of American culture; three common ones that come to mind are freedom of religion‚ education‚ and family. The freedom to choose what religion you believe in or the career you want. Also to be able to choose what college you want to attend or what major you want to select. To be able to have the freedom to choose what religion you believe in is something society doesn’t think of every day. A lot of countries don’t have that value; to choose their religion like
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Taking into account the different meanings for the word values and placing that word in different circumstances like in European culture‚ Hispanic culture‚ teens of today‚ education. Values is completely different for every individual. Values can be something we can physically touch or something we embody. Traditions have an effect on the word values as well. In the past a traditional European family consisted of husband and wife with many children. However‚ as they’ve progressed there is now a
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Dimensions of Culture‚ Values‚ and Communication Culture shapes the way a society lives their life (Schafer‚ 2003). There are several elements of culture. These elements include language‚ norms‚ sanctions‚ and values (Schafer‚ 2003). The fountain of every culture is based on language. "Language is an abstract system of word meanings and symbols for all aspects of culture" (Schafer‚ 2003‚ p. 56). Norms are defined as " established standards of behavior maintained by a society" (Schafer‚ 2003‚ p.58)
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The Shareholders vs. Stakeholders Debate T he stakeholder theorists smell blood. Scandals at Enron‚ Global Crossing‚ ImClone‚ Tyco International and WorldCom‚ concerns about the independence of accountants who are charged with auditing financial statements‚ and questions about the incentive schema and investor recommendations at Credit Suisse First Boston and iMerrill Lynch have all provided rich fodder for those who question the premise of shareholder supremacy. Many observers have claimed that
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Verizon used role modeling‚ training‚ and coaching to create their current culture (Kinicki & Williams‚ 2013). Leading for Shareholder Value (LSV) and the Verizon Leadership Development Program (VLDP) made the changes possible (Kinicki & Williams‚ 2013). The Verizon Lean Six Sigma (VLSS) was also implemented into the cultural changes (Freifeld‚ 2013). The Leading for Shareholder Value was one of the main factors for the cultural change (Kinicki & Williams‚ 2013). This was an education program
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researchandmarkets.com/reports/586871/ Analysis of Verizon Communications Description: Analysis of Verizon Communications. A complete and comprehensive analysis of Verizon Communications‚ includes an overview of the industry the company operates in‚ a PEST Framework Analysis of the industry‚ and then moves on to analyzing the company itself. Company analysis includes a history of Verizon Communications‚ a business segment analysis of the segments Verizon Communications operates through‚ a look at the
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