situation of Virgin Atlantic Airways Virgin Atlantic Airways is a British airline owned by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. In December 1999 the Virgin Group decided to sell 49% of the airlines company to Singapore Airlines‚ which means that Virgin still owns the majority consisting of 51%. In 2006 Virgin Atlantic carried 4.9 million passengers placing them in seventh place amongst UK airlines. One of the main rivals of Virgin is British Airways whom have been in bitter rivalry ever since Virgins inception
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We’ve seen that the financial manager acts in the best interests of the stockholders by taking actions that increase the value of the stock. However‚ in large corporations ownership can be spread over a huge number of stockholders. This dispersion of ownership arguably means that management effectively controls the firm. In this case‚ will management necessarily act in the best interests of the stockholders? Put another way‚ might not management pursue its own goals at the stockholders’ expense?
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Corporate Governance Case Studies Edited by Mak Yuen Teen Foreward Strong corporate governance and transparency are critical for business success. For investors‚ good governance is a good indicator of wellmanaged‚ resilient businesses. For companies‚ a measure of success is the ability to internalise the values‚ spirit and purpose behind governance rules. While the governance standards in Singapore have brought us to where we are today‚ we have some way to go if we want to be seen as leaders
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Workplace Bullying: What Everyone Needs to Know What is workplace bullying and who is affected? Workplace bullying refers to repeated‚ unreasonable actions of individuals (or a group) directed towards an employee (or a group of employees)‚ which is intended to intimidate and creates a risk to the health and safety of the employee(s). Workplace bullying often involves an abuse or misuse of power. Bullying includes behavior that intimidates‚ degrades‚ offends‚ or humiliates a worker‚ often in front
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next part of our presentations. In this part‚ I will analyze the real situation of the corperate entertainment in Vietnam in recent years. 1.general situation in Vietnam In Vietnam‚ corporate entertainment is more and more developing thanks to fast industrization and modernization in recent years. The form of corporate entertainment first came to Vietnam in 1990‚ but only in the last two years has it seen strong development. It can be comprised such as Meetings‚ Incentives‚ Conferences‚ or Conventions
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One.Tel and its corporate governance issues Table of contents Introduction One.Tel collapse Impact of One.tel collapse Legal proceedings against One.tel’s directors Things can be learnt from One.tel’s failure Conclusion Introduction Lack of proper corporate governance can be a disaster for campanies. In recent years‚ major Australian companies such as HIH‚ One.tel and Harris Scarfe failed under dramatic and high profile circumstances. As a result‚ executive and non executive directors
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE COMMLAW 7011 CORPORATE LAW (M) BUSINESS SCHOOL Week 3‚ Semester 1‚ 2012 TUTORIAL QUESTIONS WEEK 3 (Commencing Monday 12 March) Acknowledgement: These Tutorial Questions were originally devised by Martin Markovic‚ Senior Lecturer‚ Business School‚ University of Adelaide. Question 1 A‚ B and C are long time friends from University days. They share common interests especially with respect to
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Preliminary Draft - Comments Welcome CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: DOING WELL BY DOING GOOD?* RAY FISMAN GEOFFREY HEAL VINAY B. NAIR# Abstract We provide a framework for analyzing corporate social responsibility (CSR). Our model of CSR in this paper has two important ingredients – CSR is at least in part a profit motivated decision; and different CSR activities are aimed at different audiences. We examine the implications of our framework using a ‘visible’ CSR index that captures
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Corporate Strategy In Corporate Strategy‚ Collis and Montgomery explain there are two kinds of diversification—linked and constrained. Companies using linked diversification enter new businesses when it relates in some way to another business they are already in (it is linked to it)‚ but does not necessarily have any connection to their other businesses. If they are using constrained diversification‚ however‚ they only enter a new business if it is based on their core resources or competencies.
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Virgin mobile Failure in Indian Market Introduction Virgin‚ a leading branded venture capital organization‚ is one of the world’s most recognized and respected brands. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson‚ the virgin group has gone on to grow very successful businesses in sectors ranging from mobile telephony‚ to transportation ‚travel‚financial services‚leisure‚music‚holidays‚publishing and retailing. Virgin has created more than 200 branded companies worldwide employing approximately 50000
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