Governance Essays

The radioactivity of an exploded bomb lingers for decades and even centuries, but it can never equal the radioactivity that my country has emitted in me-radio activity that does not destroy but builds, that does not emit harmful radioactive waves but positive vibes of patriotism, secularism and fraternity. Such is …

Our company was ambitious and took a plunge straight into the market taking risks, resulting in our revenues increasing in the early years. Through years 9 to 11 we mainly priced our cameras higher from what our competitors had them listed as, as our revenue began to decline, we had …

Freeman and Friedman offering opposing views to answer the question “What is business’s responsibility?” Freeman puts forth what he calls the “stakeholder theory” while Friedman advocates for the “stockholder theory.” Freeman’s stakeholder theory identifies different “stakes” that influence an organization. Each of these parts is integral to the well-functioning of …

Compare and contrast the limitations and usefulness of the single-step income statement and the multi-step income statement. The single-step income statement shows a company’s net profit or net loss in a single mathematical equation. This statement does not separate income and expenses. This is useful when showing financial information to …

Questions for Thought 1. Given its mission of providing information to the world, should Google censor searches in China? The simple answer to this is no. The contradictory message these two ideas imply results in Google looking hypocritical in its actions. The question is why Google succumbed to the wishes …

California Pizza Kitchen has been operating since 1985 predominantly in California. As of June 2007, they had 213 retail locations in the US and abroad. Analysts have put estimates on the potential of 500 full service locations. CPK’s strategy includes the opening of 16 to 18 new locations this year …

Tesla Motors, Inc. Fundamental Company Report provides a complete overview of the company’s affairs. All available data is presented in a comprehensive and easily accessed format. The report includes financial and SWOT information, industry analysis, opinions, estimates, plus annual and quarterly forecasts made by stock market experts. The report also …

In order to determine the enterprise value and recovery rates for each class of creditors implied by the April 2009 attempted exchange offer, we first had to determine the priority levels of the capital structure. We used Exhibit 7 in the Case documents to determine the priority levels of each …

Raised first round from VCs (Noro-Moseley & Monarch), with each getting one seat on the board Added a 5th, very experienced industry person Development/outsourcing – Outsourced to ThoughtMill Also hired Gus as internal development team leader Founder tensions Tensions continued to grow, and worsened after Ockham hired a COO Mike …

I. Summary of the Problem Cooper Industries was founded in 1919 as an equipment and heavy machinery manufacturer. Over time, Cooper Industries experienced significant growth through acquisitions. Nicholson File Company had been on Cooper’s shopping list for years as a company to acquire. What made Nicholson so attractive was its …