Jeffrey Wigand‚ a biochemist‚ worked in the Research and Development department for Brown & Williamson (B&W)‚ a US tobacco company. After fours years of employment‚ he was fired for increased tensions‚ disagreements and concerns with other co-workers regarding certain additives being used to the companies tobacco products as well as marketing campaigns to teenagers. Wigand signed a confidentiality agreement with B&W‚ in order to keep his severance package and benefits. In 1996‚ however‚ he blew the
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The Collapse of the high street and its wider economic and business implications. Image:Colchester high street showing tough times with stores closing at a rapid rate. The warning signs of a crumbling economy in Britain can be seen as far back as 2007‚ with New Century Financial specialising in sub prime mortgages filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. With the banks being sold many of NCF’s debts‚ so began the collapse of the sub prime mortgage market. The impact of this collapse was soon
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The Implications of England’s Economic Development for Today’s International Community England‚ like many other countries during the medieval era‚ had an autocratic‚ self-interested government. In many cases‚ England’s economic policies were inefficient and anticompetitive‚ which delayed economic growth. However‚ by the early 1700s‚ England became the leader in economic development. Many scholars questioned why England was the first to develop as greatly as it did during the 1700s as opposed to
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states such as New Jersey‚ Delaware‚ and New York among others‚ struggled to appeal to major corporations by eliminating limitations like on corporate size as well as mergers (Roach‚ 2007). Multinationals developed as time went by. The economic implication of multinationals has been evident in various ways. There has been an increase in their economic scale‚ mainly when gauged as per their productive assets’ ownership. Although the scope and economies of scale have led to the growth of the multinationals
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The Implications of Value-Based Purchasing in the American Healthcare System As a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010‚ beginning in October 2012‚ US hospitals will begin having their payments from Medicare affected by the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program. Essentially‚ this legislation will shift the way hospitals are reimbursed for services from a focus on quantity to a focus on quality. The following research study will examine the background of this legislation
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Implication of Total Quality Management (TQM) in Motorola industry Total Quality Management: Motorola Quality System Review or QSR Introduction Total quality management is considered as a management approach that was first used during the 1950’s and has become popular during the early of 1980’s. Total quality is considered as a total description of the culture‚ attitude as well as the organization of the company that is in focus of providing their customers with their productsor
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DROP IN PRICE OF CRUDE OIL: IMPLICATION ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY PAPER DELIVERED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GUINNESS NIGERIA PLC Executive Summary The volatility in the prices of crude oil in the international oil market which was triggered by factors within the global economy has impacted the Nigeria economy to some degree with dire consequences for the implementation of the 2012 budget. Some of the factors which triggered the fall in oil prices include a massive
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Course paper: Implications of value orientation for sales practice in business markets Course title: Industrial Marketing and Purchasing in an a Business Market (FÖ2009) Made by: Yevgeniya Podolskaya 890425-T082 Lecturer: Lena Bjerhammar Date: 2012-10-09 Table of Contents Introduction 2 Purpose 3 Method 3 Literature review 3 Conceptualizing value-based selling 3 Value-based sales practice 4 Training the front-line staffs for co-creating value 7 Conclusion 8 References
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Association for religions Tolerance‚ 1988. Omoregbe‚ J.I. Knowing Philosophy Lagos: Joja Educational Research and Publishing‚ 1990. Onuoha‚ F.C. The Audacity of the Boko Haram: Background‚ Analysis and Emerging Trend‚ 2012‚ Security Journal‚ 25‚ Pp. Salawu‚ B. “Ethno-religious conflicts in Nigeria: Causal Analysis andProposal for New Management Strategies”. European Journal of Social Sciences‚ 2010‚ 13 (3)‚ Pp
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Social‚ Ethical and Legal Implications of Genetically Modified Crops There is considerable evidence documenting the role of genetically modified products as a sustaining food source. Products of genetic engineering are steadily winning the world community’s favor. According to the research conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)‚ consumption of genetically modified products is constantly growing in the majority of countries. However‚ genetic engineering in general
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