corporations most complicated form of business structure it is a legal entity (an individual) owned...
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Chapter 8: Business Organizations
Section 3: Corporations, Mergers
and Multinationals
CorporationsMost complicated form of business structureIt is a legal entity (an individual)Owned by individual stockholders
They have limited liabilityThey buy stock – a document that shows they
have paid money to be a part-owner of the corporation
CorporationsIt’s own legal identity???
It can make contractsIt can sueIt can be suedIt pays its own taxesIt can make donations to political causes
Corporate Structure
Corporate Structure
Stockholders invest money into the company. They getdividendsa vote for Board of Directors members
Corporate Structure
The Board of Directors selects the President also known as CEO (Chief Executive Officer) to run the business
Corporate Structure The President selects corporate officers to help
administer the company. They usually are
Chief Operating Officer (COO) – day to day operations
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – financial matters
Secretary – paperwork
Corporate Structure
The Corporate Officers oversee the workforce who do the everyday labor
Corporations
Types of CorporationsClosely held
All or almost all stocks are sold to family members
Family members pass stocks to other family members
Keeps it out of other people’s hands
Publicly heldOpen to the public to buy and sell stockStock is sold on a “stock market” or “stock
exchange”
Corporate AdvantagesInvestors
Limited liabilityInvestors (stockholders) can only lose
amount of money they put into the company
Lawsuits paid by corporate funds, not invested funds
FlexibilityEasy to transfer stocks
Corporate AdvantagesTo the Company
Opportunity to growSell stocksSell bonds
Bonds are IOUsNo ownership involved
Has the funds to hire the BEST Long life
DisadvantagesDifficult to start up
A LOT of paperworkDouble Taxation
Corporate profits are taxedInvestor dividends are taxedCapital gains from sales of stock are taxed
Original owners lose some degree of controlA LOT of government regulations
Corporate CombinationsGrowth through mergers
Horizontal MergerCombine with another companyBoth companies
supply the same good or service
Corporate CombinationsGrowth through mergers
Vertical Merger .Combine with .
another company .The companies deliver
different goods which work together to .
Deliver a final good
Corporate CombinationsConglomerations
Two or more companies join togetherThe products the companies make are
completely unrelated
CorporationsMultinational Corporations
Companies (corporations) which exist inMany (multi) differentCountries (national)