University of The Cumberlands Week 6 Business Organization Discussion

Assigned Readings:

Chapter 16. Management of Employee Conduct: Agency Law.

Chapter 17. Governance and Structure: Forms of Doing Business.

Chapter 18. Governance and Regulation: Securities Law.

Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. Discuss potential liability a principle may have to third parties based on the actions of an agent. What factors may limit this liability?
2. What general rights do shareholders hold in a corporation? How do these rights vary, if at all, based on different classes of stock?
3. Explain the difference in a corporate merger and a corporate consolidation, and include in your analysis supporting examples.