DISCUSSING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE Lisa Thai HRMT-440 Colorado Technical University 4/18/2018 Business organizations in the industry are always experiencing changes in the business environment. This forces them to change their operations hence in order to coup with the changing business environment (Fletcher, 2004). The technology keeps on advancing hence the need for business enterprises to adopt the use of it in order to boosts its performance in the industry. Organizations that perform well in the industry starts to grow in size hence expanding their operations in the industry. The increase in size of a firm requires it to makes certain changes in its operations in order to incorporate the growth in its operations.
. . This Delaware Supreme Court decision is underscores the significant protections provided by exculpatory charter language to directors and special committees of public companies who are involved in negotiating and approving merger and acquisition transactions. Subject to certain limitations, Delaware General Corporation Law §102(b)(7) permits corporate charter language limiting a director’s personal liability to shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty. Section 102(b)(7) reads in relevant
In essence, Gubler’s meticulous examination of takeover duties, as evidenced in cases like Revlon and Corwin, further accentuates the existence of a two-step pattern in corporate fiduciary law development. c. Monitoring Duties Gubler then expands his theory to include monitoring duties, as evidenced by discourse about In re Caremark and Stone ex rel. AmSouth Bancorporation v. Ritter. Caremark represents an obligational expansion wherein boards are held to stringent standards of oversight and
MBA625_FINAL PROJECT 1 November, 2015 Internal Analysis: Longhorn Industries, Inc. v. Widget Corporation Widget Corporation has recently received a summons for a suit brought by a customer in Texas. While seeking legal counsel, an internal analysis was conducted to better understand the potential legal issues with this case. This report provides that analysis, looking at the procedural and substantive aspects of this suit. Background Widget Corporation Located in California, Widget Corporation (“Widget”) is incorporated in Delaware, a state where more than half the Fortune 500 companies are incorporated. (Top 5 Reason to Incorporate in Delaware, 2007)
The birth of the Bureau of Indian Affairs signaled the beginning of a series of extermination and assimilation policies directed towards the native tribal nations, leaving a devastating impact on the Native American legacy. In an official apology on behalf of the BIA given at its 175th anniversary, Kevin Gover stated that “from the very beginning, the Office of Indian Affairs was an instrument by which the United States enforced its ambition against the Indian nations.” The interest of the Indian people was never the goal of the agency despite its title, and the real purpose of its foundation had always been the removal of Indian problems by forced policies. John Collier, the Commissioner of Indian affairs appointed By FDR, aimed to improve
There are a variety of ways in which reorganization can be carried out. They include the following: debt assumption which guarantee a new structured organization to takes over the outstanding debt and become answerable for the debt. A state can decide to take over the debts of a struggling city that cannot meet its financial needs. Debt restructuring is another way where the city can request for the change of some terms and condition that could favor them in an effort to settle their debts
Its size, complexity, and overlapping responsibilities leave the federal bureaucracy open to constant attempts to reorganize and streamline. There are so many numbers of federal government agencies, commissions, and departments more than 2000 of those, which is specific area; however, some is wider than others, while their
This structure will still remain mainly functional but with a more flexible and adaptable system that will allow the company to focus on a project as well as the day to day running of the business. The company is expanding, they have added two new directors to the company’s structure to support this expansion. Kathryn Hannah will be promoted to Director of Organizational Development. Kathryn will be responsible for the change process and she will continue to run the HR department but will take the burden of directive control away from Laura Bolton, leaving Laura to focus on the purchasing department. Sidra Aktar will be joining the company as the new Marketing Director.
Question 1 Several factors have been proposed as providing a rationale for mergers. Among the more prominent ones are (I) tax considerations, (2) diversification, (3) control, (4) purchase of assets below replacement cost, and (5) synergy. From the standpoint of society, which of these reasons are justifiable? Which are not?
Fluor Corporation faces four main concerns: reduced profit margins, inflexible organizational structure, unattractive work place for engineers, and cyclicity of company revenues. This paper will explain the causes and implications of those issues and then provide a recommendation to resolve this problems. The first issue that Fluor faces is the cyclicity of revenues. Fluor provides services for firms in Manufacturing, Mining, and Oil and Gas, all of whose fortunes are dependent on which stage of the business cycle the world economy is in.
According to the latest data and information from the Canadian Internet Registration Authority or CIRA, Canada is one of the most wired countries today. Today, nearly 87 percent of households are wired, making it as one the Top 20 countries in the world in terms of internet penetration (2013). When ranged with other G8 members, Canada ranked second in the group, clearly highlighting the commitment and value of technology in the country. In terms of the number of web pages visited, the country also leads the world. And when it comes to the average number of hours spent online, the Canadians place second to the Americans.
Many mergers tend to fail and many others succeed. A merger is the combining of assets and operations, usually between two similar sized companies, in an agreement to join together. Mergers can cause bankruptcy, job losses, less choices, and even a breakup. On the other hand, they have many advantages such as, increased market share, lower cost of production, and higher competitiveness. Most mergers can be highly risky but with the presence of knowledge and intuition they can be successful.
The basic functions like legal and tax issues, benefits, EDI, credit and collection, and financial control systems were administrated from this centralized corporate office. Exhibit_8 shows the company’s organization chart as on October 1998. Board of directors chairman W.P Sovey followed by vice chairman & CEO J.J McDonough and president & COO T.A Ferguson represents the very top corporate leadership. Under them, top financial responsibilities were divided between two corporate executives: Vice President-Finance who managed outside asset and liability, and senior vice president-Corporate Controller who focused on internal operations. They reported directly to company president and president reported to CEO.
(1)- A-Five step decision making:- The five step decision making processes which can be used by Modern Tires are: First, identify the problem and uncertainties. Most decision making starts with some sort of problem. The consumer develops a need or a want that they want to be satisfied. Second, obtain information.
However, an organization that will partake in restructuring to achieve higher efficiency involves many internal and external factors. As an organization starts to align its goals external and internal factors deem to be significant. External functionalities just as HSO’s include multi-levels of forecasting, strategic formulation, accurate determination, reporting, and control. An external analysis dismantles the layers when providing a reason.
