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Forms of Business Ownership
• Sole Proprietorship
• Partnership
• Corporation
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‘Cha Na Da’
(Wishing ‘Double Happiness’ – often only written.)
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‘Gong Suh’ Company / Corporation
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Corporations
• Corporations are a group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law.
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Every Corporation must have at least one shareholder. (How many pieces of ownership can the company be split into?)
Coca Cola (KO) : 2.26 Billion Shares
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company Ticker Shares outstanding (billions)
General Electric GE 10.1
Microsoft MSFT 9.3
Pfizer PFE 6.8
Cisco Systems CSCO 6.1
AT&T T 6.0
Intel INTC 5.8
Exxon Mobil XOM 5.4
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Benefits of Corporations
• Raising Capital!
• Perpetual Existence!
• Tax Advantages
• Ownership is easily transferable
• Limited Liability!
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‘The Corporation’
• The principle concern of any corporation is making a sustained profit for the people who own it.
• The Corporation is recognized as ‘a person.’ But what kind of a person will it be if it is solely concerned with profit?
• When there are environmental disasters, products that cause health problems, unethical & exploitive work practices – who is responsible?
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• (We can replace the people running the company, but does that change that corporation’s primary purpose?)
• Ultimately, our world will have corporations. We will need corporations.
• HOW though, can corporations exist in the best interest of the world’s population? (Environmentally, Socially, Economically)
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… the rest of the film …
• http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=60034810&trkid=2026976&t=The+Corporation
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Where do we stand?
• How can we ensure corporations are held accountable for their actions?
• Should individuals (directors, employees, shareholders) bear any responsibility for the actions of a corporation? If so, to what degree?
• What are the benefits of the corporate form?
• Could an alternative model offer these as well?
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Global Business Ethics & Responsibility
• Business Ethics is concerned with the behaviour of businesses, companies, and corporations in the treatment of:– employees– society– stockholders– consumers
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Ethics
• Ethics determine policies for:– Environmental Issues– Social Responsibility– Human Rights
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Codes of Ethics (Codes of Conduct)
• Companies may choose to express their principles and values (how their members should appropriately act) in a ‘code of ethics.’– This is similar to how a populations principles
and values are expressed in codified laws.
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http://images.apple.com/supplierresponsibility/pdf/Supplier_Code_of_Conduct_V3_1.pdf
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Taking Action
• http://www.thecorporation.com/index.cfm?page_id=19
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Stock Portfolio Profile
• Portfolio Stock Charts
• Code of Ethics
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