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Corporate issuer forms, governance, and stakeholder considerations

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Corporate issuer forms, governance, and stakeholder considerations

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Describe the characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and hybrid organizational forms.
Explain the separation of ownership and control in corporations and the principal–agent and stakeholder conflicts that arise from it.
Describe the objective of the firm and evaluate how conflicts among shareholders, managers, creditors, and other stakeholders can affect corporate value maximization.

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Describe external corporate governance mechanisms, including legal and regulatory systems, shareholder rights, market discipline, and takeover markets.

Evaluate environmental, social, and governance considerations and stakeholder relationships as they affect corporate governance, risk, and long-term firm performance.

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