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TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BBDM2013 BUSINESS & SOCIETY TUTORIAL 10 TOPIC 9: Building Relationships with Stockholders Discussion Question 1. Identify and provide an example for each of the five major legal rights afforded to stockholders. 2. What are the key features of effective boards of directors? 3. What is insider trading? Explain how the courts have defined this practice. 4. In your opinion, how is the relationship between modern corporations and their shareholders changing? Explain and justify your argument.

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TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGEBBDM2013 BUSINESS & SOCIETYTUTORIAL 10TOPIC 9: Building Relationships with Stockholders

Discussion Question

1. Identify and provide an example for each of the five major legal rights afforded to stockholders.

2. What are the key features of effective boards of directors?

3. What is insider trading? Explain how the courts have defined this practice.

4. In your opinion, how is the relationship between modern corporations and their shareholders changing? Explain and justify your argument.

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TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGEBBDM2013 BUSINESS & SOCIETYTUTORIAL 11TOPIC 10: Consumer Protection

Discussion Question

Case Study

Big Fat Liability - Main Text: Lawrence, Weber (14th ed.)

Essay Questions

1. The consumer movement exists because consumers want to be treated fairly and honestly in the marketplace. Outline and explain the additional reasons for the existence of the consumer movement.

2. Consumer advocates argue that consumers are entitled to five core rights. What are they? Explain each.

3. Because of the movement towards quality management, companies are now focusing on the customer. How does this occur? How could a specific industry be even more socially responsible to its customers? Explain.

TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGEBBDM2013 BUSINESS & SOCIETY

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TUTORIAL 12TOPIC 11: The Community and the Corporation

Discussion Question

Essay Questions

1. Analyze why a business may wish to get involved in community relations. What benefits accrue to businesses that actively participate in their communities?

2. Discuss the ways a business can demonstrate organized involvement with the community. Which way do you feel is the most important? Why?

3. Discuss the three forms of gifts typically made by corporations and their foundations. Which form of gift do you think is most valuable, and why?

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TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGEBBDM2013 BUSINESS & SOCIETYTUTORIAL 13TOPIC 12: Employees and the Corporation

Discussion Question

Case Study

No Smoking Allowed – On the Job or Off - Main Text: Lawrence, Weber (14th ed.)