Essays on Corporation

Define the terms finance and financial management, and identify the major sub-areas of finance. Finance is the study of applying specific value to things individuals own to include services used and decisions determined [Finance by Cornett, M. M., Adair, T. A., & Nofsinger J. (2014). …

Introduction In order to render controllers of corporate groups or controlling shareholders individually accountable for the debts of the company, the courts are empowered to lift the veil of incorporation. However, this is drastic and has to be resorted to only under extreme circumstances. As …

Regular meetings of stockholders or members must be held on the time specified by the law or the articles of incorporation as may be applicable. Special meetings of stockholders or members shall also be held as such. Notice of any meeting may be waived expressly …

Double Taxation Double Taxation: Depending on what special rights and restrictions are attached to the shares, and how the profits of the corporation are paid out to the shareholders, there is the possibility of double taxation: the corporation must pay taxes on its profits and …

Question: Critically analyse the state of corporate governance in both the private and public sector in Zimbabwe. Introduction The definition of corporate governance most widely used is “the system by which companies are directed and controlled” (Cadbury Committee, 1992). More specifically it is the framework …

What is shareholder activism? In the last decade, and especially after the global financial crisis, shareholders of publicly listed companies have started to be more active and advance their views to the board of directors. It should be noted right from the beginning that the …

In order to begin to understand the industry in which Avon functions as well as the specifics around the introduction of the new EAS drive, I used the 5Cs analysis to outline the company’s current situation. Situation Analysis via the 5Cs: Company Avon manufactured a …

The great Indian master of Political Science Kautilya mentioned four functions of a king in his well-known book Arthashastra Raksha or protection Vriddhi or enhancement Palana or maintenance Yogakshema or wellbeing or safeguard. It is the sacred duty of the state to protect the person …

Stryker Corporation is a Fortune 500 medical technologies firm based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Stryker’s products include implants used in joint replacement and trauma surgeries; surgical equipment and surgical navigation systems; endoscopic and communications systems; patient handling and emergency medical equipment; neurosurgical, neurovascular and spinal devices; …

McDonald’s Franchising Corporation This research paper is a review of the McDonald’s franchise corporation management. This specifically focuses on its brief history, why it has been selected and what attracted to its selection. This also includes an extensive description and assessment of why it remains …

One of the first and most important decisions that any business owner will make is what structure or type of business organization to form. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) agree that the type of structure will have operational, legal, …

Federal Express (FedEx) Corporation could be said to be the world’s leading shipping company which was originally known as FDX Corp. In January 1998, it acquired Caliber Systems Inc. and through the sales made the company sort to build and expand on basis of its …

Costco Wholesale Corporation, which was established in 1983 as a single store in Seattle, became the biggest membership warehouse club chain the world, employing the so-called “less-is-more” concept. With such concept, Costco Wholesale Corporation also looks upon themselves as the membership warehouse club that has …

Target Corporation was founded in 1902 in Minneapolis as the Dayton Dry Goods Company, though the first Target store was opened in 1962 in nearby Roseville, Minnesota. Not until 1995, was the first Super Target was built. In 1999 Target launched their website Target.com. Target …

The Starbucks Corporation was born in Seattle in the early 70s and has blossomed into the largest selling specialty coffee retailer in the world. It has stores in many countries worldwide, including many domestically, and has competitors in two markets. The first being the Tea …

Pepsi International is a universe renowned trade name. It is a really good organized transnational company, which operates about all over the universe. They produce, one of best carbonated drinks in the universe. Pepsi is a symbol of hygiene, quality and service, all over the …

Capital structure in Japan has been noted to be more highly leveraged than comparative North American firms which brings to mind the question: how is it that Japanese firms have been able to take on such high levels of debt? The answer lies in the …

The relationship between shareholders and managers is closely monitored by a government’s institutions of corporate governance. Both main forms of corporations are examined- the family, or closely held corporation, or the diffusely-owned corporation. Social democracies found mainly in Europe have been more concerned with the …

Principal – agent conflict arise because managers & shareholders view the role of the corporation differently. Investors see corporation as investment vehicles. Shareholders want corporate managers to work diligently and efficiently towards the simple goal of maximizing the value of their ownership stake. However, the …

News Corporation is one of the world’s largest media companies with total assets, as of December 31, 2003 of approximately US$52bn and total annual revenues of approximately US$19bn. According to its website: ‘News Corporation is the world’s leading publisher of English-language newspapers, with operations in …

In April 1988, Dan Cohrs, vice president of project finance at the Marriott Corporation, was preparing his annual recommendations for the hurdle rates at each of the firm’s three divisions. Investment projects at Marriott were selected by discounting the appropriate cash flows by the appropriate …

The overarching business practices of large, publicly traded, companies are typically divided into two categories: shareholder- or stakeholder-driven. The US model for business has been overwhelmingly shareholder-driven for the last 15 years where most CEOs believe that their mission is to maximize shareholder value. In …

This particular case discusses whether General Electric fulfilled its Corporate Social Responsibility under the leadership of Jack Welsh or if it just met basic obligations. It also displays the evolving idea of social responsibility in a corporation by contrasting the corporation’s actions during Welsh’s leadership …

Teletech Corporation (TC) describes itself as the provider of integrated information movement and management. In order to accomplish the movement and management of information, TC is composed of two main business segments. The Telecommunications Services segment offers its customers long-distance, local, and cellular telephone services. …

Tesco could be run as a private limited company because funding will be available as there would be more than 2 shareholders who are willing to invest their money into the business. The board of directors must be committed to the business because if the …

According to Wackenhut Corporation (2005)” today, one of the most debilitating risks facing organizations is the vulnerability of information assets to threats from both internal and external perpetrators. Part of the process is to recognize the level of exposure, and vulnerability due to electronic malfeasance. …

Thank you. Good morning and welcome to Exxon Mobil’s teleconference and webcast on our Q3 2007 financial and operating results. As you are aware from this morning’s press release we had another good quarter as the fundamentals of our business remain strong. Our integrative business …

Background Accounting is an important part for business and it is dubbed “language” of business activities conducted by firms. People think it is used to communicate business transactions per se to all stakeholders. However, some people argue that the functions of accounting are not that …

Authorization Rules: Controls will be configured to ensure access is approved for only company/corporate employees. These controls will be set up based off of the position (job roles) of the employees to ensure they can only access what is required to allow them to perform …

Q1.  Today people start new business ventures with different expectations than it was to be in the past.  As many techniques, ways and means of dealing with customers have also changed.  The new technology to many people has brought a lot of significant changes in …