MBA 500 (Corporate Strategy) Professor Mark Shanley UIC – Liautaud Graduate School of Management Summer 2011 Final Examination Instructions: This exam covers the Morepen Laboratories Ltd. (MLL) Case that was distributed through Blackboard last week. Please answer all four questions (and all the parts of each question). The exam will be graded comprehensively on a 100 hundred point scale (with points for each question listed in parentheses). Please support your answers where appropriate
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Argument: This essay is discussing a basic idea of equality‚ Scarpa uses Marth Nassbaum’s book‚ Liberty of Conscience to convey his thoughts‚ asking the overall question: how should religious views and groups feature in our political life? (Page 1) Nassbaum’s core belief is that‚ “shielding religious conscience is supremely important for any society that respects individuals and treats them with dignity.” (Page 2) She feels that the respect for an individual’s conscience should be equal for all
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address the role that external social pressures have in influencing organizational ethics‚ how these issues are relevant to organizational and personal decisions‚ and the relationship between legal and ethical issues as shown in the film. The reason Liberty Mutual started The Responsibility Project was as it stated‚ “to explore what it means to do the right thing”. The film viewed was Dancing on a Dream. (http://responsibility-project.libertymutual.com/films/dancing-on-a-dream) Although this film did
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The statue of Liberty first arrived in America in 1886 and took up permanent residency on Bedloe’s island in New York Harbor. The statue weighs in at 280 tons and is visible for more than 42 miles on a clear day. The statue of Liberty is without a doubt‚ among the most monumental figures in American history. The Statue of Liberty is made of an aluminum scaffolding‚ an iron framework and metal skin made from copper. Originally‚ she was to be made of bronze‚ but weight problems required a switch to
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God of Liberty‚ written by Baylor University’s history professor Thomas S. Kidd‚ was overall a bit confusing to say the least. “It is a history of evangelical Protestantism in America‚ a study that links the religious beliefs of our Founders into a political alliance and‚ finally‚ a meditation on religion’s role in today’s increasingly secular American political scene.” This book is the reminder of how huge religion played a role in creating this country. This is important I believe because‚ while
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Imagine you are starting a Web business and want to incorporate cloud technology. Describe how you would incorporate cloud technology into your business model. Justify your response. If I was starting a wed based business I would incorporate cloud technology in to my business by cost analyzes. Cloud computing saves money with Saas services since you are paying for what you need and use. It also takes away having to worry about the maintenance and upkeep of a server. It is cheaper to use cloud computing
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Enhancing the Marketing Plan As part of the Impressions Salon & Spa’s marketing plan‚ the following sections provide details of the current market situation by analyzing: Competitors‚ strengths‚ and weaknesses; roles in the marketplace; plan to differentiate the business; environmental issues‚ and; the most significant trend that impacts the company. The Company’s Competitors‚ and the Strengths and Weaknesses A competitor’s capabilities can be analyzed according to its strengths and weaknesses
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Electronic Surveillance Of Employees Running Head: Electronic Surveillance Of Employees Electronic Surveillance of Employees Cathy D. Brown Professor:: Anne Dewey-Balzhiser LEG500- Law‚ Ethics and Corporate Governance Date: January 22‚ 2012 Introduction: Some would say that workplace privacy rights are non-existent in the private sector. Workplace surveillance is that employers have a legitimate right to conduct surveillance for the benefit of themelves‚ the community
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Paul McHenry Roberts’ 1956 article‚ "How to Say Nothing in Five Hundred Words‚" deals with the common traps faced by many young writers while writing essays. His advice includes tips on making a dull subject exciting‚ engaging the reader with unexpected topics and arguments‚ and developing a fully thought out essay that will be sure to earn a good grade in the classroom. Roberts says to come up with a list of arguments off hand and write them down but do not use any of them‚ as they are most likely
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Accountability in the army is important because soldiers as well as equipment‚ ammunition‚ food‚ water and other various supplies are vital to the operation and proper function of the army as a whole. To start with‚ soldiers must be accounted for because they are the responsibility of their team leader‚ squad leader‚ platoon sergeant‚ and so on. If you don’t have accountability of soldiers then when you attempt to conduct a mission you may not have all the soldiers you should have and that could
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