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industrial relations
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Debates over the scope of corporate responsibilities have raised an important theoretical question that goes to the heart of the purposes and roles of the modern corporation. Does the corporation exist simply to maximize the value of its shareholders’ investment? Or should a corporation recognize the interests of multiple stakeholders, including not only its stockholders but also its employees,...
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industrial relations industrial relations
Debates over the scope of corporate responsibilities have raised an important theoretical question that goes to the heart of the purposes and roles of the modern corporation. Does the corporation exist simply to maximize the value of its shareholders’ investment? Or should a corporation recognize the interests of multiple stakeholders, including not only its stockholders but also its employees,...
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corporate management ( in corporation
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...common name; and (4) indefinite duration, whereby the life of the corporation may extend beyond the participation of any of its incorporators. The owners of the corporation in a legal sense are the shareholders, who purchase with their investment of capital a share in the proceeds of the enterprise and who are nominally entitled to a measure of control over the financial management of the...
in business organization: Types of business associations )...or activities, such as reorganizations of its capital and mergers with other associations. The role of a member of a company or corporation is basically passive; he is known as a shareholder or stockholder, the emphasis being placed on his investment function. The managers of a business association, however, do not in law comprise all of the persons who exercise discretion or make...
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industrial relations industrial relations
Debates over the scope of corporate responsibilities have raised an important theoretical question that goes to the heart of the purposes and roles of the modern corporation. Does the corporation exist simply to maximize the value of its shareholders’ investment? Or should a corporation recognize the interests of multiple stakeholders, including not only its stockholders but also its employees,...
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ownership of stock stock
...or limited-liability company, usually divided into shares and represented by transferable certificates. The certificates may detail the contractual relationship between the company and its stockholders, or shareholders, and set forth the division of the risk, income, and control of the...
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