B.F. Goodrich was a manufacturer of tires and related rubber products‚ chemicals‚ plastics‚ and a variety of industrial products‚ components and systems. It was also the fourth-largest US producer of tires‚ and the largest US producer of polyvinyl chloride resins and compounds. However‚ the 1982 deficit brought hard financial times for B.F. Goodrich. The company`s financial statements took a large blow‚ resulting in its credit rating being downgraded from BBB to BBB-. At the end of the 1982 fiscal
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The BF Goodrich-Rabobank Interest Rate Swap Case Section AC-G9 Kurtuluz Korkmaz - Murat Ongider - Jonathan Levi - Sumita Marwah 1. Is this an attractive alternative for the savings banks? Early in 1983‚ BF Goodrich‚ diversified manufacturer of tires and related rubber products‚ needed $50M to fund its ongoing financial needs. It could have borrowed this amount from its committed bank lines‚ with borrowing cost above the prime‚ which was 10 5/8 %. It wanted borrow longer term with fix
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Case Introduction On June 18‚ 1967‚ the B.F. Goodrich Wheel and Brake Plant in Troy‚ Ohio‚ received a contract from LTV to supply wheels and brakes for the new Air Force light attack aircraft. Goodrich won the contract based on their competitive bid and their innovative technical design‚ featuring a light-weight four-rotor brake1. Before the Air Force could accept the brake‚ B.F. Goodrich had to present a report showing that the brake passed specified qualifying tests. The former B.F. Goodrich
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In this case there are a number of ethical issues such as doctoring findings to produce a positive outcome for the company in question. However the main ethical issue is whistle blowing. Many people had the opportunity to expose the problems with the brakes. People may say that those involved in this case are in the wrong due to the fact that they had a major role in the qualification of the brakes. Most of the executives or senior workers of Goodrich‚ that new about the problems or were informed
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was called‚ showed many benefits to consolidation but several agencies retained oversight of contract assignments. This kind of systemic issue would have lead to questions of the morality and legality of issued contracts. This case is a prime example. B.F. Goodrich (BFG) didn’t care about this contract‚ only that they received the contract at any cost to further their contract acquisition rates in the future. For BFG‚ this poses the second ethical dilemma. (2nd ethical issue page 14) Delivering
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Goodrich castle is located in Goodrich‚ Herefordshire it is believed that this castle was built by Normans when they invaded England. The windows and architecture supports this however the exact time the castle is built is still unknown. Firstly the keep was built by the Fitz Baderons‚ It is made of a light grey stone and it has a basic rectangular shape. In contrast the extra facilities added by the De valence family such as the kitchen‚ chapel and they extended the great hall. They are built of
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as people have learned and made habits are from the trials and consequences we suffered through to understand them. Behaviorism is a different breed of psychology to study; Skinner after logging long hours at Harvard and the University of Minnesota often wrote rather then taught. His primary way of relaying his idea’s and studies to people was through many of his books including the book Walden II‚ which is still read as a fictional account of a small knit town that is was completely run by his
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Cited: B.F. Skinner Biography (1904-1990). (2012). Retrieved November 1‚ 2012‚ from About.com: http://psychology.about.com/od/profilesofmajorthinkers/p/bio_skinner.htm BF Skinner. (2012). Retrieved November 1‚ 2012‚ from Biography.com: http://www.biography.com/people/bf-skinner-9485671 Skinner‚ Brief Biography. (2012). Retrieved November 1‚ 2012‚ from Skeptically.org: http://www.skeptically.org/skinner/id5.html Boeree‚ D. C. (2012). B.F. Skinner. Retrieved November
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B.F. Skinner: His Life‚ Methods‚ and Effects on Psychology B.F. Skinner is perhaps one of the most influential and important figures in the field of psychology. His theories and methods have been taught and applied to psychological practice even to the present day. My goal in this paper is to illustrate Skinner’s contribution to psychology by explaining the following: 1. Skinner’s biography and psychological beginnings. 2. Skinner’s belief that human beings are devoid of free will. 3
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B.F. Skinner was an author‚ inventor‚ philosopher and psychologist. B.F. Skinner was most known for his experimental analysis of psychological behaviorism. Skinner was responsible for the advancement of the field behaviorism‚ while he was the Chair of the Psychology Department of two universities. Skinner discovered and advanced the rate of response. B.F. Skinner is regarded as the father of experimental behaviorism. and a prolific author who wrote 21 books and 180 articles. Burrhus Fredric
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