M1 Flashcards
obligation of a business to employees, customers, suppliers, competitors
business ethics
most commonly business ethics
- fraud and manipulation
- sustainability
- diversity & inclussion
company obligation/contribution in community
social responsibility
talks about concepts/ principles/ practices/ of ethical standards
business ethic and social responsibility
BESR talks about the context of
accountability
social responsibility
giving chance to work for everyone
inclusivity
forms of business organizations
sole proprietorship
partnership
corporation
cooperative
simplest and most common that owned and manage for own benefit
sole proprietorship
pros of sole proprietorship
- all profits owned by owner
- little regulations to follow
- owners have flexibility in managing
cons of sole proprietorship
- 100% liable for all debts
- ownership is difficult to transfer
- limited equity to owner
owned and manage by 2 or more people
partnership
2 types of partnership
general and limited
no formal agreement, verbal or just implied between parties
general partnership
formal agreement includes certificate of partnership
.limited
pros of partnership
- shared resources increase
- more capital
- shared flexibility and simple design
- inexpensive
cons of partnership
- partners are 100% responsible for debts and loans
- dissolution of business is difficult
- partnership end when any partners decide to dissolve it
legal entity that compose of a group of people/company that separate from owners
corporation
what makes a corporation
shareholders
directors
corporate officers
corporate officers of corporations
president
treasurer
corporate secretary
pros of corporation
- debts/ liabilities is limited to his ownership or share
- profits and losses belong to corporation
- ownership can be transferred fairly and easily
- personal assets cannot be sliced to pay business debts
cons of corporation
- operations are costly
- establishing is expensive
- starting require complex paperworks
- corporate income is taxed twice
operated for the benefit of those who own it and use its services
cooperative