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Module by: William Frey, Jose A. Cruz-Cruz Based on: EAC Toolkit - Student Module Template by Jose A. Cruz-Cruz, William Frey

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Name: A Short History of the Corporation
ID: m17314
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module explores the history of business corporations. It provides background information useful for a unit or course on business government and society, business ethics, and corporate governance. The corporation is presented as the practical solution to a series of related historical problems such as providing for orderly transfer of property, pooling capital, and spreading financial risk. This module has been developed as a part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation, "Collaborative Development of Ethics Across the Curriculum Resources and Sharing of Best Practices," NSF-SES-0551779.
Subject: Business, Science and Technology, Humanities
Keywords: Business Ethics, Corporate Governance, EAC Toolkit, Moral Responsibility
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 2.0)
Authors: William Frey (wfrey@uprm.edu), Jose A. Cruz-Cruz (cruz.jose@adem.uprm.edu)
Copyright Holders: William Frey (wfrey@uprm.edu)
Maintainers: William Frey (wfrey@uprm.edu)
Version: 1.1 (history)
Created: Jul 12, 2008 5:22 am GMT-5
Revised: Aug 1, 2008 12:58 pm GMT-5
Based On: EAC Toolkit - Student Module Template
Originally By: Jose A. Cruz-Cruz (cruz.jose@adem.uprm.edu), William Frey (wfrey@uprm.edu)

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Version: 1.1 Aug 1, 2008 12:58 pm GMT-5 by William Frey
Changes: 
This is the initial publication.  Changes and developments are planned for the near future.

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