Corporate Finance Essays and Term Papers
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Corporate Social Responsibility
There is a question that lingers about corporate social responsibility in today's society. Do corporations have a responsibility to society that extends beyond maximizing profit for shareholders? Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be defined as "activities and initiatives that businesses undertake as a means to connect with or give back to the communities in which they do business. CSR can range from charitable programs and community service, to environmental-impact awareness" (Meranus). Corporations should go beyond
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Corporate Social Responsibility Development
I6.1. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DEVELOPMENT The impetus for the development of CSR in Bulgaria was basically given by multinational companies operating in the country and through EU funded projects, which contributed to the transfer of experiences in this field. The relevance of CSR in Bulgaria seems to be to a large extent related to the fulfilment of standards required for being accepted by the European business community and for gaining access to European markets.25
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Corporate Accountability
Corporate accountability is a broad term that is described in the following way according to 12 Manage -The Executive Fast Track (2011): "The moral or legal obligation for companies of being accountable to the shareholders or the stakeholders of the organization or even society as a whole". The problem with corporate accountability lies in who has the authority to ensure that increasingly large multinational corporations are accountable for their activities, accept responsibility for their actions,
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Corporate Law Assignment
Corporate Law Assignment Submitted By: Sumeet Pradhan (10532) Discuss the role of directors and their position in a company along with the formation of board of directors, meeting, power, function, duties of directors individually and collectively. Board of director is a group of directors elected by the shareholders to run a company. It is the executive body to apply the decisions made by the general meeting as well as day to day functions as per
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Kao Corporation Case
Caso Kao Rendimiento de los resultados en los medios de comunicación y la división de software de Kao Kao Corporation ("Kao") fue fundada a finales del siglo XIX en Japón. Kao empezó como un fabricante de jabón y luego se expandió en el negocio de la fabricación y distribución de productos químicos. Hoy en día, Kao opera en 26 países con más de 15.000 empleados en todo el mundo y tiene unos ingresos consolidados anuales
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Finance Sample Paper for Exams
Q1.a. Kashif Naeem needs $50,450 at the end of six years, and his only investment outlet is a 10 percent long-term certificate of deposit (compounded annually). With the certificate of deposit, he makes an initial investment at the beginning of the first year. (Q2) i. What single payment could be made at the beginning of the first year to help Kashif achieve this objective? (4) ii. What amount could Kashif pay at the end
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Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota Motor Corporation Commonly known simply as Toyota and abbreviated as TMC, is a multinational automaker headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. In 2010, Toyota Motor Corporation employed 317,734 people worldwide. TMC is the world's largest automobile manufacturer by sales and production. The company was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937 as a spinoff from his father's company Toyota Industries to create automobiles. Three years earlier, in 1934, while still a department of Toyota Industries, it
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Tappit Corporation
Summary Tappit Corp. is a medium-sized wholesaler of automotive parts. Board's policy requires that, for the dividend to be declared, net cash provided by operating activities in the statement of cash flows must exceed $1 million. At end of the current year, the controller Robert Jennings computed the net cash provided by operating activities to be only $970,000. The president insisted to Robert to find a way to get the amount above $1 million. Robert
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Finance
Introduction This Code is based on the following basic assumptions: -Ethics among shareholders, owners, directors and management are a necessary element for companies in the 21st century to adequately meet their objectives, to the degree that Ethics are a key requisite in guaranteeing and balancing the rights and interests of all stakeholders involved: employees, clients, shareholders, suppliers and business partners and the society at large. -Ethics presuppose rigorous compliance in and by the company with
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Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. is India's largest company by sales with a turnover of Rs. 271,074 crore and profit of Rs. 10,221 crore for the year 2009-10. IndianOil is the highest ranked Indian company in the latest Fortune ‘Global 500' listings, ranked at the 125th position. IndianOil's vision is driven by a group of dynamic leaders who have made it a name to reckon with. In this section, read about IndianOil's business and its spread
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Smith Financial Corporation Busn 520
Abstract In February of 1997 the Smith Financial Corporation brought in a new Director of Management, Frank Miller, to help "shake things up in the company". After only eight months at the company, Miller was fired, for problems with professionalism and communication. Miller also withheld key information concerning important decisions that cost the company financially. Communication became the root of the company's problems with Miller. By altering a few key communication methods by both Smith
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Considering All the Domestic Cocerns and the Corporate World and the Recent Mergers Between Middle East and Western Countries
THE GROWTH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE 1920S Randall G. Holcombe The federal government has grown substantially in the 20th century. In 1913, just prior to World War I, federal government expenditures were 2.5 percent of gross national product and by 1990 they had risen to 22.5 percent of GNP. The relatively small size of the federal government before World War I shows that it exhibited minimal growth in the 19th century, in stark
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Chapter 20 Lease Financing Answers to End-Of-Chapter Questions
Chapter 20 Lease Financing ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 20-1 a. The lessee is the party leasing the property. The party receiving the payments from the lease (that is, the owner of the property) is the lessor. b. An operating lease, sometimes called a service lease, provides for both financing and maintenance. Generally, the operating lease contract is written for a period considerably shorter than the expected life of the leased equipment, and contains a cancellation
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Vaccaro and Madsen- Eit 2009- Corporate Dyanmic Transparency the New Ict-Driven Ethics
Corporate dynamic transparency: the new ICT-driven ethics? Guidance research 610033002 Bob Yen Abstract This paper identifies a new set of managerial practices based on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and particularly Internet-based tools. It is proposed that such dynamic information sharing, conducted by means of ICT, drives organizations to display greater openness and accountability, and more transparent operations, which benefit both the corporations and their constituents. This paper demonstrates that dynamic transparency
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), also known as Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Citizenship, Responsible Business, Corporate Responsibility, or Social Action Program, Sustainable Responsible Business (SRB), or Corporate Social Performance. It is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. There is an illusion/myth that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is j ust another name for ‘Philanthropy'. But, CSR is not j ust philanthropy. It's more than that. A corporate citizen's job will not end by
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American Chemical Corporation
Dixon, an American specialty chemical producer, wants to buy Collinsville plant from American Chemical Corporation, another typical chemical company in 1979. Dixon wants to diversify its product line buy acquiring the aforesaid plant, which produces sodium-chlorate to supply to paper producers in Southeastern part of the US. This plant initially cost 12 mln. USD and additional 2,25 mln. USD needed to buy laminate technology to increase efficiency and profitability of the plant in order. Dixon
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Mice Market in Kathmandu, Nepal “wrc Corporation”
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………… 1.1 Objectives………………………………………………………..….3 1.2 Background……………………………………………………..…..3 1.3 Reason of choice…………………………………………………… 2. Results and Analysis………………………………………………………….. 2.1 Corporate Market of Kathmandu………………………………….4 2.2 Industries interested in Kathmandu……………………………….4 2.3 MICE development and marketing tools.………………………...4 2.4 PEST analysis in Kathmandu……………………………………. 3. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………… 3.1 Summary……………………………………………………….…13 4. References and Appendices………………………………………………… 4.1 References………………………………………………………..14 4.2 Appendices…………………………………………………….…15 ? 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Aim and Objectives This proposal's aim is to promote the city of Kathmandu in as a MICE destination through feasibility study
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International Finance Chapter 1
Eva Diaz Chapter 1 Questions and applications #1,2,3,5,6,7,10,15,16 1. a. Some of the agency problems encountered with the MNC come with the conflict of goals between a firm's managers and shareholders when making decisions. Agency costs are larger for an MNC than for a purely domestic firm because managers of foreign subsidiaries may be tempted to focus on making decisions to serve their subsidiaries rather than the overall MNC. b. MNC's with subsidiaries scattered around
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Corporate Governance and Disappointment
This paper explains the changing faces of corporate governance in US and UK through the 1990s and 2000s. The authors journey through the governance methods of Thatcher and Reagon, and Blair and Bush, while recording the political and economic circumstances that fostered each phase of change. It focuses specifically on the disappointment with corporate governance, as it failed to deliver on its promise again and again, and how the respective governments of US and
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Nucor Corporation - Management Practices
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & COMPUTING BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONS) IN ENGINEERING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT A305EMM: TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT COURSEWORK STUDENT NAME : K.A. GIMHANI S. KARUNARATHNE STUDENT ID NUMBER : 4956765 SUPERVISOR : MR. I. G. PERER PROJECT/ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SLIP Student: ______________________________Student No: _______________ Date of Submission: _______________________ Name of Tutor: _____________ Program/ Module: A305EMM Total Quality Management Individual Assignment Received By: _________________________ Date: ___________________________________ COURSEWORK Weightage 1st marker 2nd marker Learning
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Zoecon Corporation
Zoecon Zoecon Corporation executives met to assess future growth and profit opportunities for its strike brand insect growth regulator called strike ROACH ENDER. * Some executives believed Zoëcon should expand distribution of Strike Roach Ender to 19 cities in April 1986, with the intent of distributing the product nationally in April 1987 * Other executives felt that Zoecon should concentrate its opportunities in the professional pest control market. * Other executives held the view that
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Business organizations in a capitalist economy operate in a fiercely competitive environment. What they believe to be the aims of a capitalist corporation and what they consider to be their duty is defined by two major norms. The “free market” theory claims that the job of any free organization is to maximize profit with a view to the shareholders benefits. In almost direct contradiction, the concept of social responsibility in organizations is taking root. This
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Corporate Social Responsibility Project Proposal
CSR Project Proposal Industry Guide: Mr. Bibhuti Pradhan CSR Professor: Nishigandha Bhuyan Project Topic: To develop CSR index for Indian Oil Corporation Limited Objectives: 1. To formulate a CSR index for different projects under IOCL 2. Analysis of at least one project using CSR index Methodology: Let say, N1: number of CSR projects under Health & Medical care C1: Cumulative CSR index value for these N1 projects N2: number of projects under expansion of education
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Mitsubishi Corporation – Mitsubishi Motors
Mitsubishi Corporation – Mitsubishi Motors Organization Theory Group Project Working Group P2: - Akshay Gupta – 13303 - Omkar Patwardhan – 13334 - Payal Datta Chowdhury - 13335 - Praveen Kumar Singh – 13339 - Sri Ramya Allani - 13353 Index: About Mitsubishi Corporation ............................................................................................. 3 Vision, Core Values and Objectives .................................................................................... 3 Philosophies, Principles , Policies ........................................................................................ 4 History – a leadership perspective ........................................................................................ 5 Structure ............................................... ............................................... ................................ 8 Mitsubishi Motors ............................................... ...............................................
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Corporate Social Responsibility Programs
Venancio, Camille Erika R. Corporate Social Responsibility: BMM0309 Government/ Barangay Officials https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t34.0-12/10531085_848813231796761_962164174_n.jpg?oh=ec94743525222f395723ab9f01f6efb5&oe=53CE4032&__gda__=1406002607_57e49a1bb9ed0fdfc7350ad1213360b7 _________________________________ Kagawad Evangeline V. Saballe https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t34.0-12/105630_4434683600951_327042784_n.jpg?oh=a89e053886cee68ecfc7e332748bccf0&oe=53CDEACB&__gda__=1406009421_6e35ac13d0bf539abe67a24c2e9f8d _________________________________ Barangay Tanod Santiago E. Flores Jr. Corporate Social Responsibility Programs Brgy. 499, Zone 49, Sampaloc, Manila 1. Community Programs: 1. Livelihood programs (Food cart businesses for indigent residents) 2. Free seminars for small enterprise owners and aspiring entrepreneurs 3. Nutrition program for malnourished children 4. Medical and dental missions through the help of city councilors 5.
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