new enterprise. One or more entrepreneurs setting out to start a business should consider the following four factors when deciding what form of business to organize: (1) ease and expense of creation, (2) liability of the owner(s) for obligations of the entity, (3) tax considerations, and (4) the need and ability to raise capital. TRADITIONAL BUSINESS FORMS Sole Proprietorship: A business owned by a single person or family. Partnership: An agreement by two or more persons
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Evaluation of Business Code of Ethics Many companies and organizations employ codes of ethics that can enhance their image and endorse a form of legitimacy to that company or organization. A company such as Walmart with local and global outreach has incorporated into its system a culture of ethics and integrity that defines who they are as a company. This culture of ethics determine how customers and suppliers are treated by the company and how workers treat each other within the company. Walmart
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manager’s workstation as a local printer’ Software -‘All the standard office software is stored on the server, as is the photo editing software’ ICT system in the warehouse and distribution centre Hardware -‘The warehouse manager, the operation director and the distribution manger each has a workstation on their desk and a net worked laser printer’ Software- ‘The warehouse stock database is stored on the server, along with specialist stock management software and scheduling software used by the
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like many other companies in the world faced financial difficulties in 2010. The company set sales goals in the different regions they serve for 2010; most of the regions met or exceeded their goals although one region was below the target. The director, Frank Campbell, of the region with below target sales thought of an idea to meet the goals. The CPA, Tony Cupertino, was informed of the idea and the effects to the organization. Could the decision cause ethical or legal effects for the organization
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administered or controlled. Corporate governance also includes the relationships among the many stakeholders involved and the goals for which the corporation is governed. The principal stakeholders are the shareholders, management, and the board of directors. Other stakeholders include labor(employees), customers, creditors (e.g., banks, bond holders), suppliers, regulators, and the community at large. Objectives & Principles : Corporate governance is a major concern in the Asia and Pacific region
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company ‘s directors, its shareholders and other stakeholders. It also provides the structure through which the objectives of the company are set and the means of obtaining those objectives and monitoring performance are determined. NOTE THAT: there is a difference between corporate governance and management, the latter refers to day-to-day running of a business , while the former refers to rules, regulations and best practices. The shareholders’ role in governance is to appoint the directors and the
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FREEZING OUT BEN & JERRY: CORPORATE LAW AND THE SALE OF A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ICON Antony Page* & Robert A. Katz**† INTRODUCTION The perfect duo. Ice cream and chunks. Business and social change. Ben and Jerry.1 Nobody wants to end up like Ben and Jerry’s, where soon after a multinational acquired it, key facets of its social mission were cut from the company.2 Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. was once the darling of proponents of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship.3 It was a for-profit
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ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009 Directors Bankers Auditors Solicitors Registered Office Works Registrar & Share Transfer Agent : : : : : : : Trilochan Singh Sahney, Chairman & Managing Director Dr. P . D.Ojha Dr. (Ms.) Kala S Pant Harshbeena S Zaveri K M Elavia Devesh S Sahney BNP Paribas Citibank N.A. Canara Bank Axis Bank
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WWW.HUL.CO.IN Hindustan Unilever Limited Annual Report 2014-15 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON OUR ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PERFORMANCE, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED Registered Office: Unilever House, B. D. Sawant Marg, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 099 CIN : L15140MH1933PLC002030 HUL INVESTOR RELATIONS APP Scan the code given below to download the HUL Investor Relations App for iOS and Android MAKING SUSTAINABLE LIVING COMMONPLACE
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SEMESTER 2 2011 CPA 118 ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE CPA - ETHNIC SEMESTER 2 2011 MODULE 1 ACCOUNTING AND SOCIETY 1.05 1.05 Part A: Ineraction with society Depictions of A/cting Depiction Defeating depictions defeat Fig 1.1 new bean counter How to become professional? 3 aspects 1.06 Recruiting the best Beard(1994),Smith and Briggs(1999) and Simnik and Felton(2006) Friedman& Lyne(2001);Albrecht and Sack(2000);Coate et al.(2003) Jeacle: colourful accountant linked to corporate collapses 1.07 Moral agency
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