of making China’s automotive sector as one of the country’s strongest industries‚ the market had opened up for the foreign companies. However‚ the foreign car companies were required to qualify few pre-conditions: they were required to first invest in the components industry and transfer the technology to the Chinese partner in a joint venture‚ where the share of the foreign partner would not exceed 50%. General Motors (GM)‚ in an effort to gain access to the Chinese automotive market‚ invested
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NOT REAPING THE BENEFITS: The Gaps in the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law in Addressing the Discrimination Against Peasant Women in their Access to and Control of Resources --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Agrarian Reform and the Peasant Woman A. Introduction Despite the recognition of various laws on the roles and contributions of women in rural development‚ it seems that women in the Philippine
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Pepsi Cola Products Philippines‚ Inc. (petitioner) v. Honorable Secretary of Labor (respondents) 1. Facts: a. June 1990: The Pepsi-Cola Employees Organization-UOEF (Union) filed a petition for certification election with the Med-Arbiter seeking to be the exclusive bargaining agent of supervisors of Pepsi-Cola Philippines‚ Inc. (PEPSI). i. Med-Arbiter granted this stating that PCEU-UOEF was an affiliate of Union de Obreros Estivadores de Filipinas (or the Federation) with two (2) rank and file
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G.R. No. 118295 May 2‚ 1997 WIGBERTO E. TAÑADA and ANNA DOMINIQUE COSETENG‚ as members of the Philippine Senate and as taxpayers; GREGORIO ANDOLANA and JOKER ARROYO as members of the House of Representatives and as taxpayers; NICANOR P. PERLAS and HORACIO R. MORALES‚ both as taxpayers; CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION‚ NATIONAL ECONOMIC PROTECTIONISM ASSOCIATION‚ CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES‚ LIKAS-KAYANG KAUNLARAN FOUNDATION‚ INC.‚ PHILIPPINE RURAL RECONSTRUCTION MOVEMENT‚ DEMOKRATIKONG
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Case #4 Fighting Grime (Clorox Company) This is a fun case in that it involves branded products that students will recognize yet probably do not associate with Clorox. A good way to introduce the case could be to bring in product samples or show the brand names of their many products and ask students what they have in common? The case is short and vivid and can be assigned ahead or simply read in class. It is an easy case to grasp quickly yet provides some very clear examples of strategic
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bearings and alloy steel products. Combined they would be leader in these complimentary services. * Torrington’s offerings in automotive industry that included the power train applications were a perfectly well suited for Timken’s offering of tapered bearings for wheel ends and drivelines. This would strengthen its position as one of the top suppliers of automotive components worldwide. * Torrington’s expertise in
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A09-04-0012 Wal-Mart Stores Inc.: Dominating Global Retailing Mr. Lee Scott could afford the look of confidence. He had just spoken to investment analysts about the phenomenal results from the second quarter of 2003. Despite the general weakness in the world economy and the uncertain environment that prevailed‚ Wal-Mart had reported sales growth of 11%‚ amounting to $6.4 billion. The company’s associates were indeed doing the Wal-Mart cheer in faraway places like Germany‚ South Korea‚ China
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Case Name: South East Asian Economic Crisis An economic crisis‚ which erupted in Thailand in mid-1997 and which soon spread to neighbouring countries—Malaysia‚ Indonesia‚ Philippines and South Korea— came to be popularly referred to as South-East Asian economic crisis (although South Korea is in East Asia and only the other countries are in South East Asia). A currency Crisis shows up when there is a speculative attack on the exchange rate‚ resulting in a devaluation of a pegged currency or sharp
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caseF&C INT CASE 4.2 F&C INTERNATIONAL‚ INC. Synopsis Over two centuries‚ the Fries family of northern Kentucky and southern Ohio built a dynasty of sorts in the flavor industry. Alex Fries‚ a German immigrant with a background in chemistry‚ settled in Cincinnati during the early nineteenth century and a few years later established a flavor company. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries‚ Fries and his descendants owned‚ operated‚
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Education | Ethics Case Studies Ethics Case Studies Ethics Case Study Topics Conflicts of Interest Data Acquisition Educational Concerns Health and Safety Human Subjects Research Issues of Bias Mentoring Publication Practices Responsible Conduct of Research Suggestions & Comments Have an idea for a case study? Send the Ethics Review Committee your ideas! (APS Members Only) Suggest a Case Study The APS Ethics Case Studies are a series of case studies on ethical
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