we are going to explain the role of shareholders‚ directors and partners in the different types of business; and then we will see the importance of legal constraints on decision making within business organisations. 1- THE ROLE OF THE SHAREHOLDERS: There are no shares in the sole trader and partnership ownership; that is why shareholders do not apply in these two types of businesses. In Private Limited Companies‚ there must be at least two shareholders but no maximum number. The principal
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| SHAREHOLDERS WEALTH MAXIMIZATION | 10/11/2010 About GSK - Our company Established in the year 1924 in India GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (GSK Rx India) is one of the oldest pharmaceuticals company and employs over 3500 people. Globally‚ we are a USD 45 billion‚ leading‚ research-based healthcare and pharmaceutical company. In India‚ we are one of the market leaders with a turnover of Rs. 1860 crore and a share of 5.2 per cent*. At GSK‚ our mission is to improve the quality of
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Question a) What are the responsibilities of a company? Martin Friedman believes that businesses do not have any moral obligations or social responsibilities at all‚ other than to maximize their own profit. This view is called “Shareholder Theory”. Friedman argued that a company should have no social responsibility to the public or society because it’s only concern is to increase profits for itself and for its shareholders. He states that‚ when companies concern themselves with the community rather
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analysis‚ the decision has been made to select the Fortune 500 Company UnitedHealth Group to invest in. UnitedHealth Group operates in all 50 states and is based out of Minnetonka‚ Minnesota. The purpose of this paper is to identify the company’s internal and external stakeholders‚ describe their wants and needs‚ and explain how the company is fulfilling those needs. UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealth Group is a prominent health care company‚ serving more than 75 million individuals worldwide. UnitedHealth
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`“Critically assess how finance managers can‚ in practice‚ contribute to the maximisation of shareholder wealth”. This essay will examine how finance managers in day to day practice can participate in the aid of increasing maximum shareholder wealth. The focus point of this is based on the financial managers themselves‚ how they can manipulate and change things in order to increase shareholder wealth using certain tools and methods of analysis. Shareholders are deemed as the owners of the business
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Requirements for Valid Action at a Shareholder Meeting * Read statute‚ bylaws and articles * 1. Authority for the meeting * 2. Proper notice (or waiver of notice) * 3. Quorum * 4. Required number of votes cast in favor 1. Authority for Meeting * The meeting must be authorized * Look to statute and bylaws for authorization * Annual meetings MBCA §7.01 * Special meetings MBCA § 7.02 * Court ordered meetings MBCA § 7.03
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• standard of the policy was improper. In evaluating the any occupation provision of the policy‚ Common does not have an obligation to find Hocker a position‚ however‚ it does have an obligation to look at age‚ employability‚ and the ability to obtain a job in the relevant labor market. In Hocker’s case‚ Lee Weiser concedes that these factors are relevant to the any occupation inquiry‚ but does not do a sufficient investigation to evaluate these factors. Weiser bases his 1999 decision to terminate
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CAN SOCIETIES EXIST WITHOUT LAW The question whether society can exist without law is somewhat an interesting question‚ because depending on which context you may want to look at this question there may be views and arguments that tends to differ because of how individuals view the law and society‚ indicating for or against whether society can indeed exist without laws. This could be a great debate but first we need to answer questions like what is society? What is law?. According to Black’s
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WHO ARE YOUR STAKEHOLDERS? WHAT ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS EACH OF THE STAKEHOLDERS? Groups / individuals that are affected by and/or have an interest in the operations and objectives of the business Most businesses have a variety of stakeholder groups which can be broadly categorised as follows: Stakeholder groups vary both in terms of their interest in the business activities and also their power to influence business decisions. Here is a useful summary: Stakeholder Main Interests
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The stakeholder theory is a theory of organizational management and business ethics that addresses morals and values in managing an organization.[1] It was originally detailed by R. Edward Freeman in the book Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach‚ and identifies and models the groups which are stakeholders of a corporation‚ and both describes and recommends methods by which management can give due regard to the interests of those groups. In short‚ it attempts to address the "Principle of Who
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