... a risk management framework to empirically identify employment law risk exposures for multinational employers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 United States of America Discrimination in employment Law Multinational employers Employment legislation Risk management...

..., it is not at all clear how the use of the CEC(NPV) criterion can be defended for capital budgeting purposes. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Capital budgeting Net present value Discounted cash flow Legislation United Kingdom United States of America The CEC(NPV) is defined...

... infringement. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Dividends Legislation United Kingdom United States of America Financial management The UK Companies Act of 2006[1] (henceforth UKCA, 2006) Section 172(1) has for the first time embedded in statute a corporate objective, namely...

... be contacted at: sprotzer@rider.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Discrimination in employment Workplace Employee rights United States of America Case law During the past decade the number of employment retaliation cases has risen dramatically, from approximately 18 000 claims...

... issues. Legislation Assets management United States of America Economic conditions Financial markets hold assets to maturity or for resale for and until he determines that the market is optimal for selling such assets, in order to maximize the value for taxpayers; and sell such assets...

... a risk premium to compensate for the information risk. Securities Legal action Equity capital United States of America If the lawsuit filing is foreseeable when the lawsuit‐triggering disclosure is made, there will be no further market reaction when the lawsuit is filed. Nevertheless...

... of the assumptions. The results presented here are conditional on these assumptions not grossly violating reality (Hamada, 1969 , p. 30). Corporate finances Laws and legislation United Kingdom United States of America Gearing Risk analysis Hamada's equation (1969, pp. 13‐31) is used to specify...

... Limited 2009 China United States of America Legislation Privacy Financial information In such a world of rapidly developing economy and information, most people are engaged in such financial activities as savings, deposits, payments and settlements, portfolio investments and credit...

... 2009 Stakeholder analysis Corporate governance United Kingdom China United States of America Shareholders The non‐ratifiable breach developed to include misappropriation of company assets or similar illegal conduct, but not negligent mismanagement per se. It is suggested...

..., it is necessary for us to draw lessons from American Corporate Law Reform, to revise our Corporate Law, to make definite CEOs’ legal status and to strengthen CEOs’ legal liability. Originality/value The findings will hopefully influence reform and development in this area in China. United States of America...

... Corporate governance Recession United States of America China On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers, one of the most prestigious players on Wall Street, filed for bankruptcy protection after a frenzied weekend of negotiations failed to find a way of saving the company. Many people may ask...

... 2009 Constitutional law Freedom Advertising United States of America “Pork, The Other White Meat”; “Beef, It's What's For Dinner”; “Cotton, The Fabric of Our Lives”. These advertising messages are very familiar to the average consumer due to promotional campaigns associated...

... of directors Corporate governance Compensation Shareholders United States of America Legislation Thomas A. Hemphill can be contacted at: thomashe@umflint.edu In the United States (US), the topic of “excessive” chief executive officer (CEO) compensation has resonated with the American public...

... at the two Texas public universities, the University of Texas and Texas A & M University. Economics Real property law Language United States of America Without access to and from a public thoroughfare, most parcels of private real property lose most of their functional utility...

.... and Miller , A.R. (1987), Federal Practice and Procedure , 2nd ed. , St Paul, MN, pp. 1065 ‐ 67 . Internet Legal theory Laws and legislation United States of America Under international law, there are six generally accepted theories under which a state[1] may claim to have...

... trade secrets. We now turn to a discussion of each of these items. Carl J. Pacini can be contacted at: cpacini@fgcu.edu – Fraud United States of America Intellectual property Espionage Trade secrets Law Approximately 70‐80 per cent of the market value of US firms resides...

... harassment Workplace United Kingdom United States of America Sexual favouritism exists where a person who is in a position of authority rewards only those who respond to his/her sexual advances, whilst other deserving employees who do not submit themselves to any sexual advances are denied...

... Sustainable development United States of America There are industries, such as banking, that “ten years ago were not featured on environmentalists’ hit lists” (Time, 2005). However that has changed. In April 2005, activists surrounded JPMorgan Chase office's “to protest what they claimed...

...‐to‐digest format. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Assets valuation Intellectual property Financial reporting Debts United Kingdom United States of America Over the past decade, intellectual property (IP) has become a key concern of CEOs, CFOs and their advisors. In the US...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Pay Payment structures Overtime Labour law United States of America When the United States Department of Labor (DOL) revised the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in August 2004, its primary purpose was to streamline and simplify...