http://www.brighthub.com/office/finance.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/office/finance/articles/15544.aspxMon, 28 Sep 2009 20:18:38 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15544johngAs accounting and finance are indelibly linked, one view of a corporation considers the firm to be a set of financial records which provide a snapshot of corporate health. However, financial records are largely historic, not forward thinking. The Basics of the Accounting Model As a subset of the Investment-Vehicle Model, the Accounting Model revolv...http://www.brighthub.com/office/finance/articles/18890.aspxMon, 21 Sep 2009 19:06:10 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18890johngManaging the amount of a corporation’s debt is crucial to the risk of owning shares of stock in a company. There are two main methods for a corporation to raise capital to finance operations. Equity is the selling of parts of a company to investors. Investors buy several kinds of stock to take ownership and invest in the profitability of a co...http://www.brighthub.com/office/finance/articles/15541.aspxWed, 19 Aug 2009 18:00:25 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15541johngMost people assume they understand the purpose of finance and the role it plays in a corporate setting. But finance deals with more than just money. The key is in the value of things. Most people manage money on a small scale such as personal or small business finance. Corporate financial management, however, is a completely different approach to m...http://www.brighthub.com/office/finance/articles/15542.aspxWed, 19 Aug 2009 17:59:56 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15542johngOften referred to as the most basic representation of a corporation, the Investment-Vehicle Model provides a simple schematic of entity relationships. However, simple is not always best. Corporations are complicated entities with many stakeholders, each with its own idea of how the firm should remain profitable. The need for a model that simultaneo...http://www.brighthub.com/office/finance/articles/15545.aspxWed, 19 Aug 2009 17:58:50 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15545johngThe Contracts Model improves upon the imperfections of other corporate models by considering that relationships among entities are not perfect. By modeling these imperfections, The Contracts Model provides a more realistic view of the corporation. The Investment-Vehicle Model is a simple representation of a corporation that assumes perfect relation...http://www.brighthub.com/office/finance/articles/15807.aspxWed, 19 Aug 2009 17:53:33 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15807johngThere are three basic forms of business organizations in the United States. The corporation has several distinct advantages over the other two with just one caveat. Business Organizations The choice of which type of organizational form is best is a matter of deciding the scope of the firm and the nature of ownership. In the United States, there are...