Enron ’s ex-role: model of ethics For the gurus of socially responsible investing‚ what lessons from a tarnished star? * * * * * * * * By Laurent Belsie‚ Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor / March 4‚ 2002 Perhaps the ultimate irony about Enron Corp. is how it charmed ethical investors‚ even the pros‚ for so long. The Houston-based energy giant not only said the right things‚ it also invested in solar energy‚ addressed questionable labor practices
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your assignment and write your name‚ roll number and subject at the top of each page. (Detailed instructions/guidelines will be uploaded on portal) Note: Attempt any one question. ASSIGNMENT Questions 1 With the help of BCG Matrix (Boston Consultancy Group Matrix) of classifying the business of a firm into four distinct categories namely: Stars‚ Question Marks‚ Cash Cows and Dogs; please classify different products/ companies in the same industry. Questions 2 Please share the marketing
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HealthSouth Impact on Stakeholders HealthSouth’s fraud impacted many of their stakeholders. Some of the stakeholders discussed below are the Directors and Management Team‚ external auditors Ernst & Young‚ the employees‚ the patients‚ and Chief Financial Officer Weston Smith. The Board of Directors and Management team engaged in several conflict of interest actions. They were the first company to be charged under the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002; which holds financial executives more accountable by
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Stakeholders vs. Shareholders The definition of business strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal or set of goals or objectives. Stakeholder is a person‚ group‚ or organization that has direct or indirect stake in an organization because it can affect or be affected by the organization’s actions‚ objectives‚ and policies. Shareholder is someone who owns shares of stock in a corporation or mutual fund. For corporations‚ along with the ownership comes a right
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power against stakeholders e.g. customers‚ employees‚ suppliers‚ public‚ communities”. Do you agree or disagree? Explain what you answer is and why have you reached that conclusion. You are to include a clear rational argument for your case that has strong examples to support your thinking. Unlike shareholders who are solely interested in return dividends and share price growth‚ stakeholders have wide variety of interests in how companies operate. Freeman (1984) stated that stakeholders are‚ “any
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Certain Cash Contributions for Typhoon Haiyan Relief Efforts in the Philippines Can Be Deducted on Your 2013 Tax Return A new law allows you to choose to deduct certain charitable contributions of money on your 2013 tax return instead of your 2014 return. The contributions must have been made after March 25‚ 2014‚ and before April 15‚ 2014‚ for the relief of victims in the Republic of the Philippines affected by the November 8‚ 2013‚ typhoon. Contributions of money include contributions made
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BCG matrix The Boston Consulting Group matrix allows a multinational company to manage its portfolio by studying the relative market share and the industry growth rate of each division relative to all other divisions in the organization. It consists of 4 basic elements: 1. Question Marks(?)- falls in Quadrant I that has a low relative market share position but compete in a high-growth industry. 2. Stars- falls in Quadrant II that has a high relative market share and even has a high-growth industry
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Case 4.1: Stakeholders and the One Industry Town‚ questions #1-3 1. Identify the stakeholders that influence and/or that are influenced by the company’s decision. The appropriate identification of stakeholders is very important to business corporations as one approach to understanding the environment in which they operate. According to this case‚ there are insufficient eligible workers in the immediate area and workers would have to be attracted from other communities. Employees want to
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Mapping an Argument The first article chosen was Abortion Is a Form of Genocide by Meredith Eugene Hunt. The issue in this article is “abortion as a form of genocide is accurate by historical and accepted standards of the word’s definition” (Abortion‚ 2010). I highlighted this as the issue because it includes everything the author is trying to prove to the reader. Hunt wants to make it known that she believes abortion is a form of genocide even though the parameters fit loosely. She also points
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Corporate stakeholders and their roles A corporate stakeholder is a party that affects or can be affected by the actions of the business as a whole. Corporate stakeholders can also refer to those groups without whose support the organization would cease to exist. The following are some of corporate stakeholders and their roles: Employees An employee is a person in the service of another under any contract of hire‚ express or implied‚ oral or written‚ where the employer has the power
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