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Resources to be spent or sacrificed to keep an eye on things which need closed control & monitoring are significant costs in a principal/agent relationship known as
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Opportunity costs
Security costs
Agency costs
Retention costs
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This refers to an exercise of voting on behalf of shareholder through the use of a special authority given by the shareholder himself.
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vote of confidence
voting rights
proxy voting
supermajority votes
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Resources to be spent or sacrificed to keep an eye on things which need closed control & monitoring are significant costs in a principal/agent relationship known as
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This refers to an exercise of voting on behalf of shareholder through the use of a special authority given by the shareholder himself.
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Which lawsuit may be filed by a shareholder on behalf of the corporation against an officer or executive or any erring third party?
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Which term is generally used to refer to a transfer of control of a firm from one group of shareholders to another group of shareholders?
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Which of the following refers to an act whereby the acquiring company makes a public offer at a price so much higher than the current market price that the existing shareholders will find hard to resist?
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Which type of takeover is done by offering the shareholders of the target company a debt instrument in partial/full payment of shares?
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Which external forces affecting governance refers to person or entity that manages vast amount of money to lend, to finance projects or to be used in various investments?
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Corporations always watching and waiting for an opportunity to take over a target company through friendly or hostile terms are known as
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An independent third party individual or juridical entity whose cooperation is very vital because they have the capability to at least deter, if not prevent misconduct of corporations is known as
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Which individual or juridical entity has the capacity to act as an agent for a corporation to issue securities?
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A special arrangement where an investment banker agrees to buy the entire issue of a corporation at a fixed price and then sell it to interested individuals or other corporations.
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Which institution facilitates stock trading and brokerage to buy and sell shares of stock and other securities?
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It is a type of takeover where the acquiring company compels the management of the company "to be acquired" to agree to a merger.
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The economic condition of a nation may be determined by the general behavior of the stock market as manifested by the stable prices of goods and commodities or by the decrease or increase in prices of securities. Which role of the stock exchange does this refer to?
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Which role of stock exchange usually refers to extending to business organizations a facility to raise funds for expansion or corporate development projects through sales of shares to the investing public?
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Which role of stock exchange serves as an avenue for the government to raise funds through issuance of bonds and other papers that government guarantees?
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It is an identified agency problem which stems from the insufficiency of available information for the principal or the agents at a time necessary for decision making and often brings subsequent repercussions to principal-agent relationship.
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It is one of the identified agency problems which brought about the United States Congress to enact the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to impose new regulations on companies and auditors.
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The governance of large corporations is based on the general principles of __________ _____________ that puts the fundamental management power on corporate directors.
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Which principal-agent specific issue is apparent when subsidiary companies or product lines not performing very well are retained mainly because the CEO's management incentives are tied up with this supposedly strategic business units?
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Which identified agency problem is expected because of the setup that investors just entrust their investment and leave it to the capability of the agent to make the investment grow?
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The case of Tyson Foods presents the good intention of the employees to show gratitude and "almost filial piety" for Don Tyson versus the costs incurred for showing such grateful obligation and fondness is an identified problem most commonly referred as
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The purchase of Gulfstream V for Steve Job as a token of gratitude for his undoubtedly invaluable contribution to the recovery of the shareholders' value is certainly treated as
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It provides an avenue for the informaiton seekers to meet and find information sources so that investment decision can have sound bases.
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The huge amount offered to James Bernhard to secure his promise not to compete with nor divulge company's secrets is considered