Shareholder

legislation for profit. After the abuse of accounting frauds occurred the Sarbanes-Oxley act was created. This act establishes corporate responsibility for financial reporting, works to prevent conflicts of interest between those in management and shareholders, and establishes an ethical code with checks such as real-time disclosures and whistleblower protection, and additionally outlines penalties for violation. The main ethical issue I believe in this situation…

will gain from their action is the short term savings of not having to replace or fix the defective cars. Furthermore, for Mercedes shareholders this will be unpleased with this situation. Such a public display of unrest in a major economy is a big deal, especially with confidence in the stock market, also the sales may drop for Mercedes and therefore its shareholders will also be affected by a reduction in their dividends. More still, Chinese consumers expressed how unfair the…

into capital improvements, acquisitions, and other things that grow the company. Dilution The main disadvantage of stock options is that they dilute the profit per share of existing shares and the ownership of outside shareholders. Dilution is not beneficial to existing shareholders and decreases the price of individual shares. Companies must choose between dilution and buying back shares at market price to resell to employees at a loss. Excessive Risks Stock prices are not stable but…

Before the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, in health care frauds, it has been the companies that have paid large settlements and the executives responsible have walked away with their profits. However, with this Act, executives are now personally responsible for any misstatements. The main objective of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to “enhance corporate responsibility, enhance financial disclosures, and combat corporate and accounting fraud” (sec.gov/about/laws.shtml). “This Act requires that Chief Executive…

himself but also others. He shows the Interpersonal side of Authentic Leadership through connecting with people. He tells Business Insider, “Great businesses can create value for several major constituencies, not just shareholders. They can create value for customers, shareholders, employees, and communities” (Blodget Henry). Mark Cuban leadership style is quite unique. He is unfiltered, very opinionated and has a pretentious personality. It is said that he made waves when he called Kobe…

In 2013, a New Zealand news outlet reported a number of Samsung washing machines spontaneously catching on fire. The corporation is expected to spend $14 billion on advertising and marketing in 2013, with publicity appearing in TV and cinema ads, on billboards and at sports and arts events. In November 2013, the corporation was valued at $227 billion. In May 2014, Samsung announced it will be shutting down its streaming service on 1 July 2014, also meaning the end of the Samsung Music Hub app…

control between shareholder and managements. In addition, it is essential to find and focus on the differences between these two approaches. Obviously, balance sheet approach and income statement approach bases on two different measurements, fair value accounting and historical cost accounting, respectively. Because financial reports aim to provide financial…

The above table exhibits the directors attendance in board meetings of SBI and ICICI Bank Ltd in the year 2014-15. The following are the observations made 1. The frequency at which the board at which SBI met is higher than ICICI Bank Ltd. 2. The statistics of directors attendance in the ICICI Bank 's Board is marginally better than SBI. 3. Although the provisions of revised clause 49 of the listing agreement and section 285 of the companies act regarding minimum number of board meetings to be…

their organizational roles and careers. According to top management officials in organizations, performance is defined by metrics that is reported to the shareholders of public companies. In other instances, it is easily calculated using things such as earnings per share or the total shareholder return. As such, the top management and shareholders have been accorded a clear view of the existing linkage between pay and the final performance measure. For some companies,…

they are shared more equally. 4.1 Plc Vs Ltd The shares of a public limited company can be marketed to the public which is the total opposite to a private limited company where the shareholders have to be invited and asked to be shareholders in the business. In a public limited company the minimum number of shareholders is two whereas with a private limited company it is only one. The accounts of a public limited company have to be filled within 6 months of the year end where as private limited…