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Failure to pick a side politically may hurt your business: Washington Post lost roughly 10% of subscribers.
It seems that Murdoch is not the only person who thinks picking a side in the media business is uber important, as apparently a significant amount of Washington Post readers thought so too. I asked Canva to generate a picture of “angry readers boycotting Washington Post”, and this is what I got. Hopefully my good […]
Documentary Spotlight: Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy
Hello Everyone, In this brief post, I want to share a documentary I recently came across on Netflix called “Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy.” After watching it, I found it to be highly relevant to this course, as it explores the implications of directors’ duties to the corporation and how it affects its operations. It […]
“Potato Cartel”? Price Fixing and Corporate Liability
CBC News recently reported that two NDP MPs have asked the Commissioner of Competition (i.e. the Competition Bureau) to look into the alleged price fixing of frozen potato products in grocery stores.[1] This request follows from proposed class actions that have been filed in the US regarding the same matter.[2] There are two Canadian companies […]
“Make Corporations Democratic Again”: Eliminating the Dual-Class Share Structure in the Name of Strengthening Shareholder Democracy
Hi everyone! I’ve really enjoyed our class discussions this term, and given our recent conversations regarding the Rogers saga and shareholder democracy, I thought I was pass along the paper I wrote for the version of this course I took back in 2022. Everything is surprisingly still relevant! Introduction Of the core characteristics that define […]
Australia’s Road to Banning Social Media for Anyone Under 16
I’ve been following the news surrounding banning of social media for anyone under 16 in Australia for a week or two now, and it seems that new events are unfolding which contradicts my expectations. An article written by BBC describes the tabled bill as “world-leading,”[1] which, sounds like an accurate description to me. The article […]
Some loose thoughts on corporate governance
This is a piece of loose reflective work on my thoughts about corporate governance. It is not based on any study of rigor. Everything below this line is strictly my personal opinion, which means this blog post may be opinionated, skewed, controversial, naïve or all of the above. Just in case you think whatever I […]
Early Development of Corporate Structure – Song Dynasty China
Hello Everyone, I am writing this post to share more information on how other civilizations & cultures moved toward the corporate form. In this case, I’d like to highlight the early development of corporate structure in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) that we briefly touched upon in class. Please note that most of the information I […]