Preface 1 The corporate firm in a spatial context PIET PELLENBARG AND EGBERT WEVER ix xiii xv 1 2 Networks of firms in Flanders‚ Belgium: characteristics and territorial impacts DOMINIQUE VANNESTE AND PETER CABUS 23 61 3 Global production and trade systems: the Volvo case INGE IVARSSON AND CLAES G. ALVSTAM 4 The organization of the production process: the case of Smartville H. PETER DÖRRENBÄCHER AND CHRISTIAN SCHULZ 83 5 Internal venturing: sponsored corporate spin-offs in Sweden
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– 2:00) FORMS OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATION 1. Sole Proprietorship - is the simplest business form under which one can operate a business. The sole proprietorship is not a legal entity. It simply refers to a person who owns the business and is personally responsible for its debts. A sole proprietorship can operate under the name of its owner or it can do business under a fictitious name. ADVANTAGES: * Capital - Sole proprietor contributes whatever capital needed. The owner receives all
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Answer: • Sole proprietorship: A sole proprietorship is a business owned by one person. The owner may operate on his or her own or may employ others. The owner of the business has total and unlimited personal liability of the debts incurred by the business. • Partnership: A partnership is a form of business in which two or more people operate for the common goal of making profit. Each partner has total and unlimited personal liability of the debts incurred by the partnership. There are
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Cultural control has become the dominant mode of control in contemporary work organizations | Word Length: | Approx. 3600 | Control is to ensure that actions conform to the expected results by appropriate feedback systems and correcting any deviation in time to see that results are ensured within proper time and cost as per planned standards. Control is a relationship that develops and changes with time. Child (2005‚ pp.112) states that “The standard English definition of control is “to order
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THE AGENCY RELATIONSHIP If you are the sole owner of a business‚ you make the decisions that affect your own well-being. But what if you are a financial manager of a business and you are not the sole owner? In this case‚ you are making decisions for owners other than yourself; you‚ the financial manager‚ are an agent. An agent is a person who acts for—and exerts powers of—another person or group of persons. The person the agent represents is referred to as the principal. The relationship between
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Q1. Describe the concept of vision in an organisation with an example. How is it different from mission statement? Answer: A vision is an over-riding idea of what the organization should be. Often it reflects the dream of the founder or leader. Your company’s vision could be‚ for example‚ to be “the largest retailer of automobiles in the US”‚ “the maker of the finest chocolate candies in London”‚ or “the management consultant of choice for non-profit organizations in the Southwest.” A vision must
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The Agency Problem and Control of the Corporation‚ Mergers and Acquisitions The Agency Problem and Control of the Corporation Corporate managers are the agents of shareholders. This relation creates a problem for shareholders who must find ways to induce managers to pursue shareholders interests. Financial managers do act in the best interest of the shareholders by taking action to increase the stock value. However‚ in large corporations ownership can be spread over a huge number of stockholders
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Quiz’s for Intro to financial management Chapter 1 (Quiz 1) * Question 1 2 out of 2 points | | | A firm created as a separate and distinct legal entity that may be owned by one or more individuals or entities is called a:Answer | | | | | Correct Answer: | corporation. | | | | | * Question 2 2 out of 2 points | | | Paul is the owner of Paul’s Cabinets‚ which is a sole proprietorship. The firm cannot pay its bills because a large customer defaulted on payment
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Question 1- (a) A vision statement is a formal statement of what a business wants to be. According to Collins and Porras‚ a vision statement should have four parts. What are those four parts? (b) Differentiate between ‘process’ and ‘tasks’ Answer 1- a.) The vision statement has to have four parts namely *Core values *Core purposes *BHAG *VIVID Description Core values are the organization’s essential and enduring tenets—a small set of timeless guiding principles that
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Why is corporate finance important to all managers? Answer: Corporate finance provides the skills managers need to: (1) identify and select the corporate strategies and individual projects that add value to their firm; and (2) forecast the funding requirements of their company‚ and devise strategies for acquiring those funds. b. Describe the organizational forms a company might have as it evolves from a start-up to a major corporation. List the advantages and disadvantages of each form.
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