Jane Picknell USEM 101- Summary 3 25 November 2012 The American Obesity Epidemic Yves Engler‚ a Canadian writer and political activist‚ claims obesity is an epidemic in America caused mostly by corporations. He declares that obesity is the biggest health crisis in America‚ and that America is one of the most over weight and obese countries in the world. Engler pronounces that 127 million adults are now overweight and 60 million are obese. He believes that corporations such as the auto industry
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Case Study of Union Carbide Corporation and Bhopal The Central Issue: This case makes us think how to prevent the mismanagements of subsidiaries in abroad. And it also brings attention to specific issues including government relationships with multinational corporations and environmental abuse. Recommended course of Action: Safety issues were virtually ignored at the Bhopal plant. To prevent tragedy like this‚ Union Carbide needs to take significant precautions in Bhopal. Union Carbide should check
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UV5319 May 10‚ 2010 B CORPORATION: A NEW SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL “We envision a new sector of the economy which harnesses the power of private enterprise to create public benefit.” —B Lab‚ “Declaration of Interdependence‚” 2010 Introduction Jay Coen Gilbert and Bart Houlahan were friends as undergraduates at Stanford University. In 1993‚ a few years after graduation‚ they helped start the basketball shoe and apparel company AND1. As the company grew‚ cofounder Gilbert and president
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The Target Corporation‚ what used to be known as the Dayton Dry Goods Co.‚ is an American retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota‚ in 1902. In 1962‚ the first Target store was opened in Roseville‚ Minnesota. It is the fifth largest retailer by sales revenue in the United States behind Wal-Mart‚ The Home Depot‚ Kroger and Costco. The company is ranked 33rd on the 2007 Fortune 500. Target operates its retailing business exclusively in the United States. It is a rival with Kmart
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Situation Analysis Introduction This case study is concerned with HTC Corporation‚ an international Smartphone and technology manufacturer. Though HTC is a recent player in the technology market‚ its ability to produce highly technical and innovative solutions to real world technology problems‚ primarily through the design and introduction of the Smartphone‚ has made the company a global leader in the Smartphone market. Problematically‚ the highly volatile nature of this market has seen HTC’s
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The case we received was Ed Franklin‚ a former teacher at public and private schools in Minersville‚ pled guilty to state criminal charges of sexually molesting several of his former students. One of Franklin’s victims was invited to appear at Franklin’s sentencing hearing in order to testify about the impact of the molestation. While the hearing was open to the press and public‚ the judge ordered the reporters present not to identify any of the sexual assault victims in press accounts of the sentencing
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exhibit 7) 7 IX. EVALUATION AND CONTROL 8 References 9 Exhibits 10 Exhibit 1: Summary of the external environment analysis 10 Exhibit 2: Ratio analysis 11 Exhibit 3: Common-Size Income Statements 12 Exhibit 4: Summary of the internal environment analysis 13 Exhibit 5: Strategic factors summary 13 Exhibit 6: SWOT Matrix for Maytag Corporation 14 Exhibit 7: Action plan 15 I. INTRODUCTION Maytag Corporation is an US based company dedicated to designing‚ building‚ marketing‚ and servicing
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Jarvis Communication Corporation Background Jarvis Communication is a start-up firm that develops‚ manufactures‚ and markets a miniature telephone. Last year’s sales revenue was $6.5 million‚ resulting in its first profitable year in its first three years of business. The phone is unique because it is only two inches long‚ weighs two ounces‚ and a miniature receiver is worn in the ear. The phone speaker and microphone carry out all the normal functions of a phone (except dialing) without the use
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Chemical Reaction Lab Well #1 CuCl2 + Al (shot) - Bubbling - Turning reddish-maroon - 33oC Well #2 CuCl2 + Al (foil) - Bubbling‚ but less than well #1 - Turning black - 28oC Well #3 CuCl2 + Zn - Turned black then red - No bubbling - 29oC Well #4 CuCl2 + NH4OH - Cloudy - No bubbling - 26oC Well #5 CuCl2 + NaCO3 - Not mixing with CuCl2 - Heterogeneous - 25oC Well #6 CuCl2 + AgNO3 - Cloudy - Top layer is white -29oC 1. The more pronounced reaction was the aluminum
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CHEMICAL MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION Cell derived mediators Mediator | Source | Function | Vasoactive amines | Histamine | Mast cells‚ basophil‚ platelet | Vasodilation‚ ↑ vascular permeability‚ endothelial activation | Serotonin | platelets | Vasodilation‚ ↑ vascular permeability | Eicosanoids | Prostaglandins | Mast cells‚ leukocytes | Vasodilation (PGD2‚PGE1‚E2 & PGF2-α)‚ pain (PGE2)‚ fever | Thromboxane A2 | | Promotes platelet aggregation‚ vasoconstriction | Prostacyclin
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