Digital Equipment Corporation

When President Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13583 (2011), establishing a government-wide initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in the federal workforce, he set the standard for all corporations in America to recruit, hire, and retain a competitive and diverse workforce (para. 1). While diversity in business has been proven advantageous, as it brings a wide selection of backgrounds, talents, and perspectives to the table, we have yet to see that advantage fully translate to the…

There are many different types of business to consider when an individual starts their own business. The three main types are a Sole Proprietorship, Corporation and a Limited Liability Company. There are also many areas of business that an individual could pursue. Personally, if I could open my dream business it would be an equine (horse) boarding business ran by my husband and I. This business would involve the boarding of horses for extended periods, giving them quality care while their…

choices to minimize the tax fees. Shareholders in LLC have limited liability. (Section 97 of Companies Act 1993). Limited liability protects the personal assets of a shareholder from claims made against the corporation and protecting shareholders from liability for the acts of the corporation (Broemmel, n.d.). The LLC business has separate legal entity (Section 15 of Companies Act 1993) Salomon v Salomon (1897). This mean obligations and property are its own and not those of its participants.…

diligence and the duty to prevent insolvent trading have not helped to prevent companies going into insolvency. The reasons are outline below. Explanation Directors have duties to ensure best interests of the company as whole including creditors. Under Corporations Acts, directors are required to act with reasonable care and diligence and prevent insolvent trading. Certain statutory duties of care, skill and diligence was laid down in s107 of it Companies Act by…

seen many similarities with the society depicted in Jennifer Government by Max Barry. Jennifer Government is staged in a society where the wealthiest corporations have taken over the planet and have formed their own society. As well as that, they have made a huge impact in the human nature and the lifestyle of people. Also, the movie The Corporation by Mark Achbar explores the goals and motives of companies presented in modern day society and how they are fooling the public. The movie as well…

world would be unfair if corporations were treated as people. Corporations already have the 14th amendment which already gives them the rights to be a person. The rights that they already have are ok, but they shouldn’t be granted anymore rights. If corporations were treated as people, they would take advantage of many of the rights that people have. Corporations shouldn’t be treated as people because people may start claiming the rights that corporations have, corporations wouldn’t get punished…

Yieldex Case Analysis This case analysis will be about the company Yieldex whose Founder Doug Cosman needs to decide if the company should be sold off or retained with with Tom Shields as CEO. If Cosman decides to accept the buyout offer, it would mean quick security for himself and family, but a lost chance to grow the company. In case, he decides to retain Yieldex, he may have a chance to grow the company with a better valuation. After evaluating the alternatives, I have recommended that the…

JAKKS Pacific, Inc Strategy Overview The strategy of Jakks Pacific, Inc, as stated in their annual report, can be divided into two categories, which are its Business Strategy and its Growth Strategy. Business Strategy Jakks Pacific's business strategy is multi-faceted. The first aspect of the company's business strategy is based upon researching and developing their own exclusive proprietary brands and marks (Jakks Pacific, Inc., 2018). Second, Jakks Pacific seeks out and subsequently…

Barco Projection Systems Decision case Company Background: Barco Projection systems is the second largest division of Barco N.V Headquartered in Belgium. This specific division was formed to pursue the technology of video projection. It designed manufactured and sold sophisticated video projectors for industrial use and applications. Those projectors can be used to project images and information on to large screen. What makes BPS stands out is their scan rate, which measure the speed at a…

There are three major risks that Nordstrom faces. The first of these risks focuses on the type on industry Nordstrom is involved in. The industry of goods is limited to only a select group of individuals. Even though the book explains that Nordstrom has a strong following and that during the recent recession consumers still shopped at their stores, they are still limited on the number of people that could shop at their stores. The second risk that Nordstrom could face is based off their customer…