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Ownership Structures and Financial Performance

As part of your internship your mentor has asked you to produce a draft information guide for clients which looks at business structure and the financial implications of this. The guide should:

analyse critically the financial implications of different business ownership structures

analyse the corporate governance, legal and regulatory environments of different business ownership structures

compare and contrast the stakeholder interests of owners and managers in decision making

using examples evaluate the significance of Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) and other overall performance measures for the long-term sustainability of businesses

using examples examine the importance of earnings per share (EPS) as a measure of business performance