Lecture Business (4/e): Chapter 4 - Ferrell, Hirt, Ferrell

Chapter 4 - Options for organizing business. Learning objectives of this chapter include: Define and examine the advantages and disadvantages of the sole proprietorship form of organization; identify three types of partnership and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the partnership form of organization; describe the corporate form of organization and cite the advantages and disadvantages of corporations; define and debate the advantages and disadvantages of mergers, acquisitions, and leveraged buyouts.

Part Starting and Growing a Business © 2015 McGraw­Hill Education 4-2   CHAPTER Options for Organizing Business CHAPTER Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Franchising 4-3 Learning Objectives LO 4-1 LO 4-2 form LO 4-3 cite Define and examine the advantages and disadvantages of the sole proprietorship form of organization Identify two types of partnership, and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the partnership of organization Describe the corporate form of organization, and the advantages and disadvantages of corporations LO 4-4 Define and debate the advantages and disadvantages of mergers, acquisitions and leveraged buyouts 4-4 Sole Proprietorships 4-5 Partnerships 4-6 Partnerships 4-7 Corporations 4-8 Corporations 4-9 Types of Corporations 4-10 Types of Corporations 4-11 Types of Corporations There are two types of public corporations 4-12 Elements of a Corporation 4-13 Corporations 4-14 Other Types of Business Ownership 4-15 Trends in Business Ownership .. . 4- 2   CHAPTER Options for Organizing Business CHAPTER Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Franchising 4- 3 Learning Objectives LO 4- 1 LO 4- 2 form LO 4- 3 cite Define and examine... corporations LO 4- 4 Define and debate the advantages and disadvantages of mergers, acquisitions and leveraged buyouts  4- 4 Sole Proprietorships 4- 5 Partnerships 4- 6 Partnerships 4- 7 Corporations 4- 8 Corporations... Corporations 4- 9 Types of Corporations 4- 10 Types of Corporations 4- 11 Types of Corporations There are two types of public corporations 4- 12 Elements of a Corporation 4- 13 Corporations 4- 14 Other