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| forms of business organizations: Introduction to Business Lawrence J. Gitman, Carl McDaniel, Amit Shah, Monique Reece, Linda Koffel, Bethann Talsma, James C. Hyatt, 2024-09-16 Introduction to Business covers the scope and sequence of most introductory business courses. The book provides detailed explanations in the context of core themes such as customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change. Introduction to Business includes hundreds of current business examples from a range of industries and geographic locations, which feature a variety of individuals. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of business concepts, with attention to the knowledge and skills necessary for student success in this course and beyond. This is an adaptation of Introduction to Business by OpenStax. You can access the textbook as pdf for free at openstax.org. Minor editorial changes were made to ensure a better ebook reading experience. Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |
| forms of business organizations: Strategic Management (color) , 2020-08-18 Strategic Management (2020) is a 325-page open educational resource designed as an introduction to the key topics and themes of strategic management. The open textbook is intended for a senior capstone course in an undergraduate business program and suitable for a wide range of undergraduate business students including those majoring in marketing, management, business administration, accounting, finance, real estate, business information technology, and hospitality and tourism. The text presents examples of familiar companies and personalities to illustrate the different strategies used by today's firms and how they go about implementing those strategies. It includes case studies, end of section key takeaways, exercises, and links to external videos, and an end-of-book glossary. The text is ideal for courses which focus on how organizations operate at the strategic level to be successful. Students will learn how to conduct case analyses, measure organizational performance, and conduct external and internal analyses. |
| forms of business organizations: Introduction to Business Organizations Diane M. Baldwin, Frances B. Whiteside, 1999 In short, uncomplicated chapters, this volume walks readers through business organizations--sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs, and corporations (including not-for-profits)--from formation to dissolution. The essential elements of ways to do business are explored through examples of articles, agreements, resolutions and a state-specific chart of statutes. It includes drafting tips, checklists, and essentials of how to form, operate, maintain, merge or dissolve business organizations. Basic Concepts of Agency. Types of Business Organizations. The Sole Proprietorship. The General Proprietorship. The Limited Partnership. The Registered Limited Liability Partnership. The Corporation. Creation of the Corporation. Getting Underway. Shareholders and Shares. Directors and Officers. Operation of the Corporation. Dissolution of the Corporation. The Limited Liability Company. Changes in Corporate Structure. The Corporate Paralegal. Ethics. |
| forms of business organizations: Financial Management for Small Businesses Steven D. Hanson, Lindon J. Robison, J. Roy Black, 2017 |
| forms of business organizations: Business and Form of Organization Dr Shradha Sharma, 2019-01-09 Welcome to the book on Management. This book presents basic business concepts and form of business firms. The goal of this book Business and Form of Organization is to make the concepts and types of organizations understandable to the undergraduate and senior secondary education level students. The content for this book is written keeping the NCERT standards in mind specifically while mentioning subtopics. This book is also useful for other management courses in Indian and foreign universities. Through its content, students will attain the required knowledge to perform in the competitive workplace. It presents a basic introduction of business and various firms like Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Joint Hindu Family Business, Co-operative Society and Joint Stock Company. By reading this book, readers will take advantage of the handy information for both the purposes, i.e., written examination and/or corporate world. It will be easy for them to decide which type of business is more suitable based on their respective personalities and this way, they will be able to invest in a more confident manner. The book has been written with special focus on the language used keeping in mind the comfort level of all stages of readers. |
| forms of business organizations: Fundamentals of Business (black and White) Stephen J. Skripak, 2016-07-29 (Black & White version) Fundamentals of Business was created for Virginia Tech's MGT 1104 Foundations of Business through a collaboration between the Pamplin College of Business and Virginia Tech Libraries. This book is freely available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/70961 It is licensed with a Creative Commons-NonCommercial ShareAlike 3.0 license. |
| forms of business organizations: Fundamentals of Business Organizations for Paralegals Deborah E. Bouchoux, 2018-09-14 Now in its Sixth Edition, Fundamentals of Business Organizations for Paralegals offers basic coverage of every form of business organization in the United States. With a straightforward treatment of all pertinent topics, Deborah E. Bouchoux expertly balances substantive discussion with practical guidance for the paralegal. New to the Sixth Edition: Discussion of 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and how it affects all pass-through entities and corporations New case summaries illustrating core principles in each chapter, including a case illustration of In re Trulia, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, the 2016 Delaware case relating to judicial scrutiny of settlements that provide no financial recovery to shareholders who challenge mergers Discussion of the change in the U.S. system from a worldwide tax system to a modified territorial system Discussion of new trends in corporate law, including inversions (reincorporating a U.S. company in a foreign country to obtain a lower tax rate), mechanisms to deter inversions, and the use of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin in initial coin offerings Review of new trends in corporate governance and trends in shareholder proposals New and updated sample forms Professors and students will benefit from: Thorough yet concise treatment of business organizations, offering a readable overview of each business entity in the United States. For each type of business organization, the text addresses: The nature of the business The advantages and disadvantages of each type of organization Business operation and management Transferability of ownership Formation and dissolution of the business Tax implications for each type of organization Up-to-date coverage of new trends and topics Helpful visual aids and charts that illustrate and highlight important topics Sample forms that appear in context throughout the book Internet resources, including a list of relevant websites in each chapter, that direct the reader to additional information, forms, and agreements online Key Terms that are defined in the margins for quick reference Discussion of the role of the paralegal in each chapter, including a list of tasks commonly performed in relation to each topic Discussion Questions that engage students in the classroom and ensure that students understand the material covered. Net Worth research questions teach students to locate information by accessing commonly used business-related Internet sites. Practice Tips in each chapter that provide professional advice for paralegals A complete glossary that provides an easy reference for terminology Teaching materials include: An Instructors Manual with Test Bank. The Test Bank includes questions for each chapter and sample exams. PowerPoint Slides |
| forms of business organizations: Financial Accounting and Reporting Robin John Limmack, 1985 |
| forms of business organizations: The Law of Business Organizations Martin Schulz, Oliver Wasmeier, 2012-01-05 This book gives a concise introduction to the German law of business organizations and is meant to help business practitioners and international students to familiarize themselves with its key concepts and legal issues. After outlining some characteristic features of the German legal system the book describes the various types of German business organizations with a special focus on the German Limited Liability Company (GmbH) and the German Stock Corporation (AG). The book discusses some typical problems faced by companies engaged in cross-border activities and also provides a brief outline of some recent developments in European company law with a special focus on the new multinational corporate form of the European Company (SE). |
| forms of business organizations: The Law of Business Organizations Robert Hamilton, Jonathan Macey, Douglas Moll, 2016-02 As a part of our CasebookPlus offering, you'll receive the print book along with lifetime digital access to the eBook. Additionally you'll receive the Learning Library which includes quizzes tied specifically to your book, and outline starter and digital access to leading study aids in that subject and the Gilbert Law Dictionary. This title covers the law of business associations for introductory courses. It discusses business organizations, including agency, general partnerships, closely held corporations, publicly held corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, and limited liability companies. The material on the unincorporated business forms has been revised, updated, and expanded to reflect the centrality of these forms of business organization in modern law practice and in the economy generally. Among other state and model statutes, the Revised Uniform LLC Act (2006), the Revised Uniform Partnership Act (1997), the Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2001), and the Third Restatement of Agency (2006) are discussed and cited. |
| forms of business organizations: Closely Held Business Organizations Robert A. Ragazzo, Frances S. Fendler, 2012 This is still the most comprehensive business organizations casebook to focus on closely held business. The book offers more coverage on LLCs than any other business organizations book, and the principal change in the new edition focuses on the most recent uniform LLC Act (as well as Delaware law). Everything else has been brought up to date, including material on the Model Business Corporation Act (which now speaks as of December 2010), Delaware law (which includes corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies), and federal securities law (included in the public corporation supplement). |
| forms of business organizations: Comparative Company Law Andreas Cahn, David C. Donald, 2018-10-04 Presents in-depth, comparative analyses of German, UK and US company laws illustrated by leading cases, with German cases in English translation. |
| forms of business organizations: Principles of Business Organizations Richard Freer, Douglas K. Moll, 2018-03-21 The study of business organizations is, broadly speaking, a study of how people engage in business and, more importantly, how the law facilitates and regulates the operation of such businesses. Written in a clear and informative style, and chock full of examples and illustrations, this book examines the legal rules and doctrines associated with running a business--from formation to dissolution to everything in between. These rules and doctrines are explored within the context of the various organizational forms in which a business may be operated. Thus, reading this book will provide you with a solid grounding in the law of agency, general partnerships, corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, and limited liability companies. |
| forms of business organizations: Corporations and Other Business Associations Charles R.T. O'Kelley, Robert B. Thompson, Dorothy S. Lund, 2023-07-16 An edited compilation of statutes, rules, and forms for use in the typical Corporations or Business Associations class, current through the Spring of 2023, including appropriate selections from: Model Business Corporation Act (with Comments) Delaware General Corporation Law California Corporations Code New York Business Corporation Law Derivative Complaint -Walt Disney Litigation Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including Rules and Forms) New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards Uniform Partnership Acts of 1914 and 1997 Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act Delaware Limited Liability Company Act Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (2006) Restatement (Third) of Agency |
| forms of business organizations: The Corporation Renate E. Meyer, Stephan Leixnering, Jeroen Veldman, 2022-01-27 The Corporation engages with current issues of the corporation as an institutionalized organizational form, approaching the concept from the backgrounds of organization theory, law, and economics, combining different theoretical views and empirical approaches. |
| forms of business organizations: The Law of Corporations and Other Business Organizations Angela Schneeman, 2012-03-05 Other Delmar publications include: Paralegals in American Law; Paralegal Careers; Paralegal Ethics; and Pocket Guide to Legal Ethics. |
| forms of business organizations: Brief History and Description John McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases, 1915 |
| forms of business organizations: LLCs, Partnerships, and Corporations ROBERT J. RHEE, 2021-03-16 Description Coming Soon! |
| forms of business organizations: Corporations and Other Business Organizations Linda O. Smiddy, Lawrence A. Cunningham, 2010 Rev. ed. of: Corporations and other business organizations / Larry D. Soderquist, Linda O. Smiddy, Lawrence A. Cunningham. |
| forms of business organizations: Business Organizations Donald Scotten, 2023-08-03 Business Organizations: A Transactional Perspective teaches business organizations from a transactional practice perspective rather than a litigation-based one. By using this book, students will gain a solid foundation in the law of business organizations. Additionally, students will enhance their understanding of the business contexts in which the law operates, and they will gain an appreciation of the practice issues confronted by transactional lawyers when advising business organizations. The book incorporates both narrative text to explain core concepts of law and practice and actual statutory provisions, thus eliminating the need for a statutory supplement. Specific topics include forming, operating and terminating partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies. Additionally, the book presents basic accounting and tax issues any transactional lawyer should know. The revised third edition features state and federal cases that are highly edited to show specific points of law pertinent to transactional practice. Serving as both an instructional textbook and preparation for the bar exam, Business Organizations: A Transactional Perspective can be used not only in law school courses, but in any graduate or undergraduate legal course on business organizations and associations, corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies. |
| forms of business organizations: Business Organizations for Paralegal Deborah E. Bouchoux, 2022-01-31 Business Organizations for Paralegals by Deborah E. Bouchoux offers comprehensive overview of business organizations, presented in a student-friendly format Business Organizations for Paralegals covers of all the various types of business organizations and provides a basic and thorough understanding without overwhelming students. Each business entity is discussed using a logical “life cycle” approach: from its formation, to its advantages and disadvantages, to its operation, to its dissolution, and to its tax consequences. The text begins with an introduction to the various business entities and then progresses from the simplest, the sole proprietorship, through partnerships, to the most complex, the business corporation. The newest forms of business entities, the limited liability partnership and limited liability company, are also discussed. The text concludes with “other” forms of corporations, such as nonprofit and professional corporations. The text combines in-depth substantive coverage of topics with practical information, including checklists. Throughout, helpful pedagogy reinforces the material, including web resources, key terms, practice tips, and exercises. New to the Ninth Edition: New case illustrations, discussion questions, and Net Worth questions New and updated charts Discussion of the Corporate Transparency Act of 2021 Discussions of the shift away from the shareholder primacy doctrine to a new standard for corporate responsibility in which the interests of other stakeholders are considered when corporations take action Examination of green and social bonds, by which corporations fund eco-friendly projects or raise funds for social projects such as affordable housing An entirely new section in Chapter Eleven on governance trends, especially ESG issues, such as improving diversity in the boardroom and proposals to combat climate change Discussion of direct listings and SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies) as alternatives to IPOs The use of new stock trading apps such as Robinhood and the 2021 short sale of meme stock GameStop The SEC’s actions against celebrities for touting cryptocurrency investments The effect of the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements on businesses The significance of the COVID-19 pandemic in various business-related issues Professors and students will benefit from: Comprehensive, classroom-tested text designed for paralegal students Timely coverage of new trends and topics Excellent pedagogy and well-written text make a dense topic accessible Helpful visual aids and charts that illustrate and highlight important topics Sample forms that appear in context throughout the book Discussion of the role of the paralegal in each chapter |
| forms of business organizations: Automated Organizations Nelio Oliveira, 2011-08-30 This book attempts to characterize a new organizational form that is now visible in many companies as a substitute of previous forms related to mechanized or mechanistic standards. The book is based on the approach of organizational structure and on Henry Mintzberg’s work on organizational configurations. As a matter of fact, it attempts to supplement and update Mintzberg's organizational taxonomy, taking into account changes in the structure and work organization of business firms. The book is written for all people whose work is related to organizations and who are interested in the subjects it deals with. |
| forms of business organizations: The Law of Business Organizations John E. Moye, 1982 This text is the most definitive guide to the law of business organizations available today. The practical, how-to approach makes it a highly effective training tool for paralegals and a valuable desk reference they can use later in practice. The numerous forms, Internet resources, sample clauses, and substantive explanations of the use of these tools in the practice of business organizations law give students the insight they need to thoroughly comprehend and retain the material. This text has been the primary source for paralegal training for more than 30 years, and this new sixth edition is expanded and improved with all of the most current laws and resources. |
| forms of business organizations: Business Organisation - SBPD Publications Dr. F. C. Sharma, 2022-06-03 1. Business Organisation—Nature and Importance, 2. Management, Administration and Organisation, 3. Organisation Structure and Forms of Organisation, 4. Size of Business Enterprise, 5. Sole Proprietorship, 6. Partnership Firm, 7. Joint Stock Company, 8. Formation of a Company, 9. Co-operative Form of Organisation, 10. Public Enterprises, 11. Large Scale Retailing, 12. Business Combinations, 13. Methods of Wage Payment and Incentive Plans, 14. Scientific Management and Rationalisation, 15. Stock Exchange and its Regulation, 16. Produce Exchanges, 17. Sources of Business Finance, 18. Special Financial Institutions. |
| forms of business organizations: Business Organizations William K. Sjostrom, 2019-09-13 Business Organizations: A Transactional Approach, Third Edition, by William K. Sjostrom, Jr., teaches from a transactional perspective and shows how the legal concepts are written in the real world. It has numerous actual provisions from the various documents corporate lawyers draft and review, so that students gain a sense for what corporate lawyers do in practice. With content selected through a corporate lawyer lens, and emphasis on real-world provisions, this is the only Business Organizations casebook on the market allowing students to work with complete transactional documents (e.g., limited liability partnership agreements, LLC operating agreements, certificates of designation, warrant agreements, and shareholders’ agreements). Featuring numerous exercises, designed to reinforce the covered material and help students develop the planning and problem-solving skills of a corporate lawyer as well as expose students to the documents and issues at the heart of a transactional practice, the book also contains more narrative and fewer cases--legal concepts are covered in concise explanatory text instead of judicial opinions. New to the 3rd Edition: Expanded coverage of LLCs in light of their increasing importance Newer cases involving widely recognized companies (Priceline.com, Tesla) Updated and improved corporate documents Coverage of 2018 changes to federal income taxation of individuals and businesses Professors and students will benefit from: Straightforward text makes it easier to teach complicated concepts Numerous exercises make the book ideal for problem method teaching Practice-oriented—students exposed to real-world provisions and agreements Transaction-oriented—students get a sense for what corporate lawyers do Problem oriented—students get to repeatedly apply what they’ve learned |
| forms of business organizations: Business Organization and Combination Lewis Henry Haney, 1914 |
| forms of business organizations: United States Attorneys' Manual United States. Department of Justice, 1985 |
| forms of business organizations: Business Organizations Lisa M. Fairfax, 2019-09-09 Business Organizations: An Integrated Approach (Doctrine and Practice Series) covers traditional corporate law doctrine and cases and thus will be familiar to corporate law professors, but also uses a variety of techniques to ensure that students are able to understand and learn complex topics in a sophisticated but accessible manner. These techniques include: outlining core concepts at the beginning of each chapter reinforcing core ideas at the conclusion of each chapter presenting short questions before and after the cases to focus on key issues using different visuals for text books and statutes using problems that contain familiar and relatable factual scenarios throughout the book providing quick self-assessments and online multiple choice assessments highlighting key business concepts the first time they appear in cases to put those concepts in context Business Organizations: An Integrated Approach also provides students with opportunities throughout the book to see how the law works in practice, through short drafting exercises and statutory analysis. Business Organizations: An Integrated Approach also seeks to integrate issues related to social responsibility, sustainability, corporate purpose, and shareholder rights throughout the book. It does so by discussing these themes at the outset and then using problems, questions and text boxes to demonstrate the ways in which these themes arise, and may have an impact on, in different cases and business law contexts. |
| forms of business organizations: Organizing Corporate and Other Business Enterprises 6th Edition Mark Lee, Leonard Gross, 2022-08-26 Organizing Corporate and Other Business Enterprises is a one-volume treatise detailing the various aspects of setting up small business enterprises. Among the business entities discussed are individual proprietorships, general and limited partnerships, closely held corporations, not-for-profit corporations, and limited liability companies. Tax, financing, and management considerations are reviewed. The publication covers much more than the title indicates--it deals not just with organizing business enterprises but also with selected, tangential problem areas--e.g., fiduciary obligations of officers and directors, managing risk, employee benefits, etc. This publication is a practice guide to legal and tax factors to be considered in selecting a form of business organization. It is intended for the attorney who is advising proposed or existing small businesses. Organizing Corporate and Other Business Enterprises provides assistance from the inception of an enterprise through the death of the owners or the termination of the enterprise. Coverage includes: strong federal tax analysis, which is especially important for choice of entity classification, including S corporations; corporate domicile; promoter's rights; and initial capitalization. • Updated annually. • First published in 1949. • Revised Sixth Edition published in 1998. |
| forms of business organizations: Networks and Organizations Nitin Nohria, Robert G. Eccles, 1992 Networks & Organizations debunks the myth that we are in the midst of an unprecedented era of change & refocuses attention on the timeless problem of management--mobilizing individual & collective action. The authors take a fresh look at what actually happens in organizations & reveal how rhetoric & the search for identity--not structure, systems, & strategies that characterize the design perspective of organizations--are the real motivators of action in organizations. They then offer an alternative view in which robust action (not equilibrium), fit, & alignment should serve as a positive guide for managerial action. |
| forms of business organizations: Corporations and Other Business Organizations Lawrence A. Cunningham, 2020-07-22 |
| forms of business organizations: Business Organizations Law James D. Cox, Thomas Lee Hazen, 2020-03-16 Clear, succinct, descriptions of the reasoning and policy issues underlying corporate law that is accessible to law students with no business or economic background. The 2020 edition is thoroughly updated to include recent U.S. Supreme Court, Delaware and other leading decisions and regulatory developments (for example, the most recent version of the Model Business Corporation Act as well as the Delaware statute) that impact the conduct of corporate affairs including fiduciary obligations and duties in corporate transactions, governance, and management of corporations and LLCs, as well as benefit corporations, including the landscape of securities fraud suits in the federal courts, new discussions of unincorporated forms of business, insightful explanations of such news-making issues as corporate governance and director liabilities, and coverage of LLCs and LLPs. |
| forms of business organizations: Principles of Accounting Volume 1 - Financial Accounting Mitchell Franklin, Patty Graybeal, Dixon Cooper, 2019-04-11 The text and images in this book are in grayscale. A hardback color version is available. Search for ISBN 9781680922929. Principles of Accounting is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of a two-semester accounting course that covers the fundamentals of financial and managerial accounting. This book is specifically designed to appeal to both accounting and non-accounting majors, exposing students to the core concepts of accounting in familiar ways to build a strong foundation that can be applied across business fields. Each chapter opens with a relatable real-life scenario for today's college student. Thoughtfully designed examples are presented throughout each chapter, allowing students to build on emerging accounting knowledge. Concepts are further reinforced through applicable connections to more detailed business processes. Students are immersed in the why as well as the how aspects of accounting in order to reinforce concepts and promote comprehension over rote memorization. |
| forms of business organizations: Business Organization and Finance William A. Klein, John C. Coffee, 1986 Russian journalist Feofanov specializes in the law, and here presents 20 essays, revised from earlier publication in the Soviet Union and Russia, mostly focusing on specific cases to illuminate the principles and practices of the Soviet legal system. American law scholar Barry translated the articles and provides explanations of aspects that the original readers would have been familiar with. The last section covers the transition from Soviet to Russian rule. Paper edition (unseen), $21.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
| forms of business organizations: Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization William T. Allen, Reiner H. Kraakman, 2017-04-10 Buy anew versionof this Connected Casebook and receiveaccessto theonline e-book, practice questionsfrom your favorite study aids, and anoutline toolon CasebookConnect, the all in one learning solution for law school students. CasebookConnect offers you what you need most to be successful in your law school classes - portability, meaningful feedback, and greater efficiency.This looseleaf version of the Connected Casebook does not come with a binder. The extraordinary authorship of William A. Allen and Reinier Kraakman provides a unique real-world perspective to Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization. Logical and flexible organization allows for chapters to be taught in any order to accommodate alternative teaching approaches. Rich commentary in the form of explanatory notes facilitates teaching and understanding. Careful case selection and editing presents both classic and important recent cases. An economic-analysis perspective is made accessible through clear and consistent explanatory text. Examples, hypotheticals, and diagrams illustrate conceptual and theoretical models. The text can easily be used in a Business Organization course with a focus on corporate law. The Teacher's Manual includes detailed guidance for structuring the course, case analyses, and answers to questions raised in the book. Features: New chapter on basic finance and valuation concepts that updates materials from earlier editions Extensively revised chapter on the corporate voting system which addresses the success of several governance reforms Updated discussion of the duty of loyalty including Delaware benefit corporations and the demise of Emerald Partners II Up-to-date and authoritative commentary on the Delaware case law A presentation centered on the principal-agent problem, which gives students a functional framework for understanding both statutory law and judicial decisions CasebookConnectfeatures: ONLINE E-BOOK Law school comes with a lot of reading, so access your enhanced e-book anytime, anywhere to keep up with your coursework. Highlight, take notes in the margins, and search the full text to quickly find coverage of legal topics. PRACTICE QUESTIONS Quiz yourself before class and prep for your exam in the Study Center. Practice questions fromExamples & Explanations, Emanuel Law Outlines, Emanuel Law in a Flashflashcards, and other best-selling study aid series help you study for exams while tracking your strengths and weaknesses to help optimize your study time. OUTLINE TOOL Most professors will tell you that starting your outline early is key to being successful in your law school classes. The Outline Tool automatically populates your notes and highlights from the e-book into an editable format to accelerate your outline creation and increase study time later in the semester. |
| forms of business organizations: The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures Henri Lipmanowicz, Keith McCandless, 2014-10-28 Smart leaders know that they would greatly increase productivity and innovation if only they could get everyone fully engaged. So do professors, facilitators and all changemakers. The challenge is how. Liberating Structures are novel, practical and no-nonsense methods to help you accomplish this goal with groups of any size. Prepare to be surprised by how simple and easy they are for anyone to use. This book shows you how with detailed descriptions for putting them into practice plus tips on how to get started and traps to avoid. It takes the design and facilitation methods experts use and puts them within reach of anyone in any organization or initiative, from the frontline to the C-suite. Part One: The Hidden Structure of Engagement will ground you with the conceptual framework and vocabulary of Liberating Structures. It contrasts Liberating Structures with conventional methods and shows the benefits of using them to transform the way people collaborate, learn, and discover solutions together. Part Two: Getting Started and Beyond offers guidelines for experimenting in a wide range of applications from small group interactions to system-wide initiatives: meetings, projects, problem solving, change initiatives, product launches, strategy development, etc. Part Three: Stories from the Field illustrates the endless possibilities Liberating Structures offer with stories from users around the world, in all types of organizations -- from healthcare to academic to military to global business enterprises, from judicial and legislative environments to R&D. Part Four: The Field Guide for Including, Engaging, and Unleashing Everyone describes how to use each of the 33 Liberating Structures with step-by-step explanations of what to do and what to expect. Discover today what Liberating Structures can do for you, without expensive investments, complicated training, or difficult restructuring. Liberate everyone's contributions -- all it takes is the determination to experiment. |
| forms of business organizations: Business Organizations Law in Focus Deborah E. Bouchoux, Christine Sgarlata Chung, 2020-09-14 Business Organizations Law in Focus, Second Edition provides a thorough introduction to the key attributes, advantages, and disadvantages of every form of for-profit business organization in the United States, including: partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations. The practice-oriented approach of the Focus Casebook Series elucidates the legal and practical aspects of business organizations through real-world scenarios that provide numerous opportunities for students to apply theory to practice and solidify their understanding of key concepts. Clear exposition and Case Previews support independent learning and focus case analysis. New to the Second Edition: Significantly more editing of cases with an eye towards making case excerpts shorter and more accessible to students. Expanded coverage of LLCs in Chapter 12, including a newly added case and related exercises addressing the primacy of the operating agreement in LLC governance and 2019 case and associated exercises highlighting LCC dissolution standards. Newly-added cases and exercises in Chapter 9 highlighting the continued evolution of Delaware’s Caremark corporate monitoring and oversight doctrine, including references to the Delaware Supreme Court’s recent decision in Marchand v. Barhill, 212 A.3d 805, 809 (Del. 2019) reversing the dismissal of Caremark claims against an ice cream manufacturer over allegedly persistent food safety issues, and the Chancery Court’s decision in Clovis Oncology, Inc. Derivative Litig., C.A. No. 2017-0222-JRS, 2019 WL 4850188 (OCT. 1, 2019) denying a motion to dismiss Caremark claims involving allegedly “serial non-compliance” with FDA protocols and regulations having to do with drug approval. An additional case in Chapter 10 that asks whether the “disrespectful and unfairly disproportionate treatment of a female shareholder by the male majority in a closely held corporation constitutes corporate oppression” pursuant to New York Business Corporation Law § 1104-a (a)(1). A new case in Chapter 10 in which shareholders of AmerisourceBergen—one of the world’s leading wholesale distributors of opioid painkillers—sought to exercise their inspection rights under DGCL § 200 to investigate whether the firm had engaged in wrongdoing in connection with the distribution of opioids. Additional and expanded references to Model Business Corporation Act (MBCA) standards across Chapters 8, 9, and 10, including expanded references to MBCA standards concerning director conflicting interest transactions, the corporate opportunity doctrine, and the MBCA’s universal demand rule for derivative actions. A new case in Chapter 3 addressing duties of loyalty and candor in the partnership context that invokes the Meinhard v. Salmon standard in a manner that is more accessible to students. Updated coverage of the proxy system and proxy regulation, securities offering rules and regs, and developments in insider trading law. New cases and “spotlight” sections that address a variety of timely issues, including “unicorns” (start-up businesses with a valuation of at least $1 billion), claims involving opioid manufacturers, and corporate governance matters involving #MeToo claims. Professors and students will benefit from: Features that engage students in applying theory to practice, such as Real-Life Applications, Application Exercises, and Applying the Concepts. Experiential exercises on drafting documents and preparing appropriate filings. An overview in Chapter One of the various forms of business organization and their key attributes, advantages, and disadvantages. An emphasis on contemporary principal cases and issues that resonate with today’s students and fuel class discussion. Clear exposition of legal principles means students can absorb assigned reading on their own, and professors don’t have to explain it from the lectern in class. Attention to attorney ethical issue and rules that commonly arise in the representation of business entities. The online ascii art generator can convert text to multiline text boxes. Try it now. |
| forms of business organizations: How to Start a Business in Oregon Entrepreneur Press, 2003 This series covers the federal, state, and local regulations imposed on small businesses, with concise, friendly and up-to-the-minute advice on each critical step of starting your own business. |
| forms of business organizations: Business Organization and Management: Text and Cases Vijay Kaul, 2011 Managers are people who steer organizations towards meeting their objectives effectively and efficiently. Modern-day managers need to understand contemporary issues in management to achieve these objectives. Spread over nine parts, this book addresses these issues in simple and student-friendly language, and explains concepts through rich diagrams and examples. |
| forms of business organizations: Business Organizations, Cases and Materials, Concise Melvin Eisenberg, James Cox, 2016-02 As a part of our CasebookPlus offering, you'll receive the print book along with lifetime digital access to the eBook. Additionally you'll receive the Learning Library which includes quizzes tied specifically to your book, and outline starter and digital access to leading study aids in that subject and the Gilbert Law Dictionary. The concise version of Business Organizations, Cases and Materials, Eleventh Edition includes materials on Limited Liability Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies. This edition continues the approach of earlier editions in emphasizing rich, full-bodied versions of the principal cases, and a functionalist approach to the problems of contract law. The new edition includes a great number of new principal cases and case notes, as well as longer, analytical notes. The emphasis of previous editions on international contract law continues. |
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Mar 26, 2025 · The five forms of business organizations include the following: Partnership; Corporation; Sole proprietorship; Cooperative; Limited liability company; Partnership You can …
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Apr 15, 2025 · How Do You Choose a Form of Business? Choosing the right form of business is a crucial decision that impacts everything from day-to-day operations to taxation, legal …
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Jul 18, 2022 · Forms of Business Organization: A business organization is an entity that uses economic resources or inputs to provide goods or services to customers in exchange for money …
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Types of Business Organizations | Meaning & Examples
Nov 21, 2023 · There are three main types of business organizations: sole proprietorship, partnership and corporation. A sole proprietorship is a business owned by one person. The …
