Corporations law

1. In the documentary film, The Corporation, the six symptoms of psychopathy taken from the World Health Organization’s Manual of Mental Disorders, were applied to the corporate world today. One by one, the documentary listed all six symptoms and began to check off each symptom that the corporation world is presenting. All six symptoms were checked, proving that the corporate “person” today could rightly be diagnosed with the mental disorder of Psychopathy. The six symptoms that the corporate…

partnership risk losing their limited liability status. (Prescott, Madden, & Foster, 2010). Finally the Master limited partnership (MLP), is little different they can be referred to as publicly traded partnership; they are owned and ran like a corporation however most of the time taxed like a partnership. The disadvantages of a partnership besides the ones mentioned are unlimited liability, normally when you have more than one person running a business you will run into management disagreements.…

a firm. Social responsibility should be a natural obligation for the management team of a firm to be integrated both in their business plan as well as their operations. “Corporate Social Responsibility” can impact profits to the benefit of the corporation and has a positive influence on the society in which they operate. Providing both employment opportunities for the labor force and operating in a responsible manner following the environmental regulations of the country are ways to operate…

While corporations supply most needs of Americans, most people in this country still hold the out-of-date image of corporations as self-exploitation of the small proprietor. This is out of date, for things are beginning to change, as the corporate economy in America is effectively dominated by large corporations, since technically there is no monopoly. As a result, this fact about corporations is going to have some complicated but also far-reaching impact on America’s economy. This is owning to…

Corporations have considerable power in society, which predisposes them to many legal issues. A prominent legal issue deals with the corporate veil and its tendencies to shield corporate leader’s criminal activities. Instead of corporate leaders receiving repercussions, the corporate entity is penalized. This essay will discuss the legal issue of corporate corruption by examining the realism, functionalism, post-structuralism and corporate neoliberalism sociological theories, and the…

area where the government regulations are stifling is for small businesses. Compliance reform exerts a dispraportionately large percentage of costs for a small business versus a corporation. This puts small businesses at a disadvantage for being competitive. It is crucial to ensure all firms, not just large corporations, can thrive, while maintaining…

Veasey and Di Guglielmo (2006) identify the following competing models of corporate counsel: “gatekeepers”, “corporate advocates”, and “persuasive counselors”. Discuss these roles with reference to challenges faced by in-house and external lawyers, and explain which role(s) you think corporate lawyers should play. The role of a modern day corporate lawyer is one that has undoubtedly sparked a huge amount of debate in recent years. The numerous ways in which these professionals should conduct…

As technology progresses, our customer protection laws struggle to keep up with the new and invasive ways that companies and large corporations collect personal data from the public. The NSA’s collection of data and tracking of digital activities has raised an increasing amount of concern with the public. Advertising companies also utilize this type of marketing, though it is far less known amongst the public. Social media has created a new way for these companies to gain access to deeply…

“The Corporation” documentary by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott & Joel Bakan shows that businesses are dishonest to the people to continue earning more revenue while the people are getting sick. The film also shows how corporations cause health problems and environmental issues by using unethical methods to obtain additional profit. This documentary examines the history of the corporation and the role they play in society. The main point throughout the documentary is that competition is important…

contribute essentially to economical growth and developments through community development and other related projects that assists in empowering the development of local economies, capacity building and social capital formulation. Nevertheless, these corporations have received several criticisms concerning their style of operations in Nigeria. Chevron, on its side has received a smaller amount of criticism compared to Shell. Nevertheless, Chevron has been condemned for not being transparent with…