UNIVERSITY LGST201 COMPANY LAW Topic 1 - Introduction to the Company General Reading: Woon‚ chapters 1 and 2 (you may omit paras 1.73 – 1.1041). Note that Woon references below are to the Revised 3rd edition (2009) (corresponding references to the 3rd edition (2005) are footnoted). Legend - Very important. Must know! - Less important (but doesn’t mean can ignore!) 1. General Themes The company is essentially an artificial person created by law. What this “person” is
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To what extent is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) beneficial to a company’s performance? Conventionally‚ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was defined as actions businesses take to improve society’s welfare (McWilliams and Siegel‚ 2011). Currently‚ CSR has expanded into developing new business models that honor human rights‚ combat societal and environmental challenges‚ and profit companies at the same time (“Business case for CSR”‚ 2013). CSR also emphasizes on engaging shareholders in
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WILKERSON COMPANY Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Wilkerson Company a supplier of products to manufacturers of water purification equipment is facing an apprehension because competitors had been reducing prices on one of the company’s main product line pumps. The president of Wilkerson Company Robert Parker was discussing operating results of the previous month with controller and manufacturing manager. The product lines for the Wilkerson are pumps‚ valves and flow controllers
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Question 1 All business organizations in Singapore with the intent of profit generation are categorized under two main types of corporations‚ either unincorporated or incorporated. The law treats each entity differently. Unincorporated Entities Unlike the incorporated entities‚ an unincorporated entity business does not have separate legal personality. The law does not separate the people who establish the business and the business itself. In other words‚ the rights and liabilities of the unincorporated
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION OF THE COMPANY RCP ENGINEERING WORKS was established in 1990. The combination of experience‚ technology and efficiency makes their team of engineers‚ technical staff of their marketing ‚ fabrication and services‚ the ideal choice. RCP ENGINEERING WORKS is customer-oriented company. They work closely with their customers to identify problems‚ recommending solutions‚ finding the right applications‚ and providing their customers in the industrial‚ commercial‚ agricultural
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Comparative Financial Ratios For Holding Companies in the Philippines Prepared by: Submitted to: Prof. Redentor Caguioa Financial Management 1 Second Semester A.Y. 2014-2015 Table of Contents Introduction Industry Background Summary of Financial Ratios Common Size Analysis Review of Ratios and Analysis Conclusion Appendices INTRODUCTION Financial analysis is the examination of a business from a variety of perspectives in order to fully understand the greater financial situation
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SHOULD COMPANIES EMBRACE SOCIAL BUSINESS? Case Study 1 BUS5460 Management Information Systems Dr. Mark Revels By: Mark A. Torres Should companies embrace social business? Identifying the major that pose a deterrent as to why companies do not embrace social media is comprehensive. In our case study‚ three distinct issues are raised. Those include low adoption rates by employees‚ cumbersome features that employees never use‚ and difficulty
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Enron ’s ex-role: model of ethics For the gurus of socially responsible investing‚ what lessons from a tarnished star? * * * * * * * * By Laurent Belsie‚ Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor / March 4‚ 2002 Perhaps the ultimate irony about Enron Corp. is how it charmed ethical investors‚ even the pros‚ for so long. The Houston-based energy giant not only said the right things‚ it also invested in solar energy‚ addressed questionable labor practices
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The Business Cycle is “the recurring and fluctuating levels of economic activity that an economy experiences over a long period of time.” (Market Economy) These fluctuations are due to supply and demand‚ availability of capital‚ consumer confidence‚ and other factors. Within the Business Cycle are four stages that describe the cycle. The four stages are expansion‚ peak‚ recession and trough. The expansion stage is the phase a business initially enters when coming into the market. This stage demand
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Equities Hong Kong/China Company Report Initial Coverage Nine Dragons Paper (2689 HK) 23 July 2013 China / Industrials / Paper From fast expansion to debt reduction We initiate coverage on Nine Dragons Paper (ND Paper) with an ACCUMULATE rating and a target price of HK$5.4‚ suggesting 11% upside potential. The rapid capacity expansion stage is coming to a slow down and the company is expected to focus more on debt reduction and raising profitability. Entering 2H
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