Format:
xx, 793 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
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27 cm
Edition:
Fifth edition
ISBN:
9781642424010
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1642424013
Series Statement:
Hornbook series
Content:
Forms of business association : definitions and distinctions -- The evolution of corporations in England and America -- The incorporation process -- The scope of the authorized business and duties to other constituencies -- The promotion of the corporation -- Defective formation of corporations and revival of existence -- The separate corporate entity: privilege and its limitations -- Powers of officers and agents; tort and criminal liability of corporations -- Functions and powers of directors -- Directors' and officers' duties of care and loyalty -- Fiduciary duties for executive compensation, corporate opportunities, and controlling stockholders -- Obligations arising out of transactions in shares -- Rights and powers of shareholders: inspection rights, voting, and proxies -- Closely held entities -- The derivative suit -- Issuance of shares -- Liability for watered, bonus, and underpaid shares -- Capital structure, preferences, and classes of securities -- Accounting statements and dividend law -- Dividend distributions: rights, restrictions, and liabilities -- Repurchases, redemptions and the reduction of capital -- Corporate combinations -- Equitable limits on acquisitions and defensive maneuvers -- Federal and state takeover laws -- Amendments to the corporate charter -- Voluntary dissolution, administrative dissolution, and winding up.
Note:
"This hornbook is an updated adaptation of Cox & Hazen on Corporations (Practitioner's edition, 3d ed., 2010), a four volume treatise supplemented annually" (Seite iii)
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Kept up to date by pocket parts
Language:
English
Keywords:
USA
;
Gesellschaftsrecht
;
Unternehmensrecht
