Corporations are moral agents I chose to evaluate the second debate because I thought it was the most significant to the purpose of the class: to analyze the moral responsibility of business. The debaters were assigned to negate and affirm the following motion: Corporations are Moral Agents. In my opinion‚ this motion comes down to the decision to hold corporations responsible for their (corporations) decisions on a moral basis or just hold them responsible for their decisions on a legal basis
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Christian Palomares JUS 444 Critical Essay April 21‚ 2013 Marcopper Mining Corporation The residents of Marinduque Island in the Phillippines have suffered from environmental injustice for the past 40 years. The toxic waste from the Marcopper Mine‚ have devastated the environment and the health of nearby communities. Due to poverty‚ corrupt local government and multinational corporations and the disinterest of the international community‚ the environmental negative effects of the
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CORPORATION LAW INTRODUCTION Definition and attributes of a corporation A corporation is an artificial being created by operation of law‚ having the right of succession and the powers‚ attributes and properties expressly authorized by law or incident to its existence. A corporation‚ being a creature of law‚ "owes its life to the state‚ its birth being purely dependent on its will‚" it is "a creature without any existence until it has received the imprimatur of the state acting
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The Hershey Food Corporation is a very successful and quality business. Many products are manufactured by this corporation. Most relating‚ but not limited to chocolate. The corporation plays a role in deciding where products are produced. Hershey’s has expanded to both Canada and Mexico‚ which calls for many corporate decisions. There are an amazing amount of products associated with Hershey. These include Jolly Ranchers‚ Hershey Kisses‚ Hershey drink mixes‚ the entire line of Reese’s products
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CORPORATION VS PARTNERSHIP 1. Creation CORPORATION Created by operation of law; PARTNERSHIP Created by agreement of the parties; 2. Numbers of incorporators CORPORATION Requires at least 5 incorporators; PARTNERSHIP Requires at least 2 partners; 3. Commencement of juridical personality CORPORATION Acquires juridical personality from the date of issuance of the certificate of incorporation by the Securities and Exchange Commission ;PARTNERSHIP Acquires juridical personality form the
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Target Corporation Case Finance 3504 Dr. Casper By: Hyeji Jane Lee Wajiha Yassin Shawn Salvia Executive Summary In 1962‚ the first Target store was opened by its parent company‚ The Dayton Company‚ officially becoming the ‘Target Corporation’ during year 2000. In the following five years‚ Target’s sales saw a major increase raising their revenue to $52.6 billion. With 1400 locations throughout the nation‚ Doug Scovanner‚ the CEO‚ has to decide the next steps Target must take for continual
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Tasha McIntyre Ray Go-Go Corporation Internal Controls Accounting Information Systems Brandman University As an external audit supervisor assigned to Go-Go Corporation it is my job to evaluate the effectiveness and accuracy of the company’s financial reporting process. To do this I have met with the key financial controlling personnel of the company along with reviewing the accounting policies‚ controls and operational system currently in place. This is similar to what the internal auditors
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CASE NO. 1: STIRLING HOMEX CORPORATION POINT OF VIEW: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Stirling Homex Corporation (SHC) as he/she will be the one to be of best knowledge to analyze the financial statements of SHC. He/she will also have the authority to make decisions/recommendations and influence the CEO in making management decisions. CASE CONTEXT: In the late 1960’s the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launched the Operation Breakthrough‚ a project that aimed to “revolutionize”
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“On balance‚ multinational corporations provide more positive outcomes for society than negative ones”. Multinational corporations are practically in every sphere of modern life‚ from policy making to the environment and international security; from problems of identity and community to the future of work and nation state. (Gabel and Bruner‚ 2003‚ VI) A multi-national corporation (MNC) is a business organisation which has its headquarters in one country but conducts and controls productive
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Case 3-1: Southwest Airlines Corporation What is Southwest’s strategy? What is the bases on which Southwest builds its competitive advantage? Cost cutting SWAC uses a low-cost strategy. They had the lowest operating-cost structure in the domestic airline industry. Employee satisfaction Together with this strategy‚ they want to achieve customer satisfaction by employee satisfaction. They are famous for their customer and employee relationship. SWAC has been recognized by multiple organizations
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