and plumbing products. While they may have achieved fame for the above-mentioned reasons, their infamy stems from their flagrant disregard for employee safety and the environment. One of the main factors contributing to this type of behavior is corporate culture. While McWane is clearly focused on productivity and the bottom line, there are other similar companies that focus far more on employee safety and well-being, such as American Cast Iron Pipe Co. (ACIPCO), located in Birmingham, Alabama. Although
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EMBA , Legal Environment of Business. Dr. Ridwanul Hoque: ridwancu@yahoo.com Regulation of business What is regulation?: t o say what to do and what not to do; to draw a periphery of corporate powers. And, is regulation anti-thesis to financial regulation thought to be generative of economic progression?: It is in no way a hindrance to economic performance by corporate entities. Absence of regulation leads to non-environment for business and the dilution of shareholders’
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Final Course(s) as annexed herewith (shown in Bold cum Italics): Intermediate (IPC) Course Paper 1: Accounting (Group I) Paper 2: Business Laws, Ethics and Communication (Group I) Paper 5: Advanced Accounting (Group II) Paper 6: Auditing and Assurance (Group II) Final Course Paper 3: Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics (Group I) Paper 4: Corporate and Allied Laws (Group I) Director, Board of Studies Annexure SYLLABUS PAPER 1: ACCOUNTING (One paper – Three hours – 100 Marks) Level of Knowledge
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Table of contents Introduction to Corporate Personhood…………………………………………………………………………………..1 Overview of Citizens United v. Federal Election Committee decision………………………………………2 Background of the parties who filed the suit and reasons for doing so……………………………………4 Arguments in favor of the decision………………………………………………………………………………………….5 Arguments against the decision……………………………………………………………………………………………..X Current events related to the decision…………………………………………………………………………………….X Future outlook on the decision…………………………………………………………………………………………………X
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of Phoenix Contemporary Business Law LAW/421 Valentine Castillo April 29, 2013 University of Phoenix Material Article Review Format Guide MEMORANDUM UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX DATE: April 29, 2013 TO: Valentine Castillo FROM: RE: Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Was the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach justified? Nogler, G., & Inwon, J. (2011, May/June). Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Was the ’one-size-fits-all’ approach justified? Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance
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corporate veil Salomon v Salomon Separate entity concept + limited liability concept ( corporate veil, which ensures that shareholders are not personally liable to creditors for their company’s debts, even though: ❖ all the company’s shares are beneficially owned by one person; and ❖ the sole purpose of the company was to obtain the benefit of limited liability. Macaura v Northern Assurance: Where a member transfers property to his company, he loses any proprietary interest
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Legal and Ethical Leadership and Management Dana Byrd Business Law and Corporate Ethics Deloris Freemont Abstract: In this paper, I will discuss the damage that was done by Normandale. Also I will talk about what was caused to Mathis by Normandale. Which in turn I will talk about whether or not it was ethical of Normandale to sell the knockoff Mathis’ product. Was it ethical for Normandale to sell the alleged knock-off products at a lower price? Explain. No, it was not ethical that Normandale
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Legal Forms of Business Paper University of Phoenix LAW/531 Aaron Gershonowitz November 7, 2011 Legal Forms of Business There are many different forms of business in today’s society. They run from sole proprietorship to corporate form. When someone wants to start a business, he/she has to decide what form of business he/she wants to be a part of. Of all the forms of business out there, this paper will be discussing seven of them, along with scenarios that each of these seven forms
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corporate veil Salomon v Salomon Separate entity concept + limited liability concept ( corporate veil, which ensures that shareholders are not personally liable to creditors for their company’s debts, even though: ❖ all the company’s shares are beneficially owned by one person; and ❖ the sole purpose of the company was to obtain the benefit of limited liability. Macaura v Northern Assurance: Where a member transfers property to his company, he loses any proprietary interest
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