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last updated 26 Aug 02

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I. Corporation Fundamentals
E. The Corporation & Society
1. Charitable Giving
  • Role of corporation 
    • Corporate contract vs social institution 
    • Shareholder wealth maximization  
    • non-shareholder constituencies
  • Corporate giving 
    • ultra vires doctrine 
      • rise and fall 
      • modern powers/purposes 
      • authorization of corporate charity
    • fiduciary duties 
      • duty of care:  BJR 
      • duty of loyalty: motivated by conflict
    • role of board - shareholders' agent or social mediator 
Too much B-school
  • You ask the waiter what the restaurant's core competencies are. 
  • You refer to dating as test marketing. 
  • You understand your airline's fare structure. 
  • You think that it's actually efficient to write a ten page paper with six other people you don't know. 
  • You explain to your bank manager that you prefer to think of yourself as "highly leveraged" as opposed to "in debt." 
  • At your last family reunion, you wanted to have an emergency meeting about their brand equity. 
  • You refer to drinking in public as a networking opportunity.

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