Jurisdiction-Specific Corporate Laws Limit Directors' Freedom to Declare Dividends

question 174

Multiple Choice

Jurisdiction-specific corporate laws limit directors' freedom to declare dividends.Without these limits, directors might dissipate the firm's assets for the benefit of

• A)common shareholders, harming other nonshareholding stakeholders.
• B)creditors, harming other stakeholders.
• C)employees, harming other stakeholders.
• D)management, harming other stakeholders.
• E)customers, harming other stakeholders.

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