A joint-stock company is a business entity which is owned by shareholders. Each shareholder owns the portion of the company in proportion to his or her ownership of the company’s shares (certificates of ownership). [1] This allows for the unequal ownership of a business with some shareholders owning a larger proportion of a company than others. Shareholders are able to transfer their shares to others without any effects to the continued existence of the company. [2] In modern corporate
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Jerry Limas April 22‚ 2005 The Other Face of America Immigrants from all backgrounds and walks of life are fully aware of the challenges they will face during their journey into the United States. Despite these major barriers to a successful migration‚ many risk all they have including their loved ones to complete their pilgrimage to the "land of plenty". The Other Face of America‚ written by Jorge Ramos‚ exposes the many obstacles encountered by these immigrants during and after the completion
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2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies The Ethisphere Institute‚ a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation‚ advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics‚ corporate social responsibility‚ anti-corruption and sustainability‚ announced the official unveiling of the 2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies. This year’s honorees have gone above and beyond to prove business ethics are paramount to the success of a company’s brand and bottom line. In its fifth year‚ the World’s
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possession‚ drug dealing‚ use‚ and students high on alcohol or drugs. Approximately‚ America has 16 million teenagers between the ages of 13 to 18 years whom are subject to drug and substance abuse while in school. In this study paper‚ we seek to explore the causes for the rise in drug abuse amongst teenagers while in school. Research in teenager substance abuse indicates that drug abuse trend has grown over the years especially for school going teenagers. Experimentation with alcohol and drugs during the
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which need to be addressed before starting your own business. This article describes different factors which need to be kept in mind before starting your own business. It mainly talks about a business from a proprietorship point of view‚ rather than from a corporate point of view. Thus it is intended for small business. A number of factors are important in order to start a successful business. Here an effort is made to describe some of the key factors. Knowledge/Expertise Any
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What Challenges did George Washington Face as President? Washington was popular and was rich. George Washington never ran for President. He was unanimously elected and got 67 votes. At Mt. Vernon he had a large plantation and he loved it. In 1789 he was elected President when he was 56 years old. New York was the capital when he was in office. What problems did George Washington face while in office? The three problems he faced was the feud between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton over
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Stock Report The five companies that I chose to do my stock quotes on are: AT&T Inc.‚ Gold Fields Limited‚ Kroger Co.‚ which are on the New York Stock Exchange‚ Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and Yahoo Inc. which are on the NASDAQ. AT&T Inc. is a fortune 50 company that provides local exchange services‚ wireless communications‚ long-distance services‚ data/broadband and Internet services‚ telecommunications equipment‚ managed networking‚ wholesale transport services‚ and directory advertising
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Joint Stock Companies Among the different forms of business organizations which are functioning as at present‚ the predominant form of business organization during these modern days is found to be joint stock companies. Joint stock companies are termed as corporations in United States. Such form of business organization is necessary to undertake any business or industry on a large scale. This is because it overcomes the drawbacks of sole proprietorship and partnership. Such form of business
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expected returns by investing in risky assets. We pursued an active trading strategy and as general rule bought stocks when the prices were relatively low in comparison to historical prices and sold them when the prices were high. At the end of the challenge 58.94% of our potrolifio was invested in stocks‚ 9.74% in bonds‚ 7.63% in equities and 23.67% in currencies. We started the Challenge with a global value of 1‚000‚000 USD and this value ranged between as low as 971‚893.9 to as high as 1‚051‚879
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Discuss two ethical challenges faced by the construction industry. In your discussion state why they are ethical challenges? Unethical challenges present in every industry and root of a project‚ which leads to unsuccessful of a project and delays in a projects completion. It is more common in the construction business to contract a part or entire project through a contracting company. There are several ethical challenges that can arise from the contracting a project through a third party contractor
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