The transition towards benefit corporations: What are the roles for stakeholders?doi:10.1002/bse.3525Riso, VincenzoTallaki, MouhcineBracci, EnricoCantele, SilviaBusiness Strategy & the Environment (John Wiley & Sons, Inc)
Public goods, like national defense, benefit everyone equally. These goods are delivered by public-sector organizations and are paid for by taxes. Private goods, like food, vehicles, and homes or offices, benefit individuals and businesses, and only one person or business can consume a specific ...
Publicly traded partnerships benefit from increased liquidity thanks to their unitholders, without the restrictions and liabilities which corporations are subject to. If a publicly traded partnership does not meet certain standards, however, it may be treated as a corporation by tax authorities. The st...
What are the economic rights of businesses? What is big business? What is a benefit corporation? What is a B corporation? What are industry forces? What are the different types of groups and can you provide examples of each kind?
Are all corporations benefitting in the global environment? How can businesses take advantage of e-business opportunities enhancing their strategic position? Discuss the benefits and problems associated with multinational corporations establishing production facilities in an L...
A nonprofit corporation offers goods and services that are of public benefit. In return, they maintain tax-exempt status but may not distribute profits to shareholders or political organizations. What is the definition of a corporation? A corporation is a business entity that protects its owners ...
Close Corporation: A closely-held corporation in which a small group of people are the shareholders, directors and officers, and who wish to remain a small group; Public Benefit Corporation: A for-profit entity that commits to supporting a chosen public benefit cause as identified on its Certifi...
A shareholder can receive dividends, which is the corporations way of distributing revenue back to its investors. As a corporation sells its shares, they are commonly traded or sold, and that transfer of stocks is a transfer of ownership of the corporation. Even though the ability to freely tr...
Like public-purpose corporations, such as public libraries and adult day centers, quasi-public corporations are created to benefit the public in some way. These private-operating companies are presented with a government-chartered mission and, in exchange for their services, usually receive some form...
Private corporations can raise capital by offering equity stakes to family and friends or by going public through aninitial public offering (IPO).2Public companies in need of extra capital, meanwhile, can choose secondary equity financing options, such as arights offering. This is essentially an ...