Valentina Uribe‚ Laura Gonzalez CHAPTER 5 CASE STUDY 1. What needs does Pixar appeal to through its commitment to creative innovation and excellence? We think Pixar appeal to these “equivalent” need theories: McGregor’s Y Theory‚ Aldefer’s growth need‚ McClelland’s need for achievement and Maslow’s self-actualization such as creativity‚ spontaneity and problem solving through its commitment to creative innovation and excellence. Self-actualizers live creatively and fully sharing their potentials
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Essay 1 Carolyn Rudy 1. The nation is at war‚ and your number in the recently reinstated military draft has just come up. The problem is that‚ after serious reflection‚ you have concluded that the war is unjust. What advice might Socrates give you? Would you agree? What might you decide to do? Read the Introduction‚ Chapter 2 Crito and the Conclusion Chapter 40 Phaedo by Plato. Some people think war is justified because; it is in order to counter terrorism. I think they’re wrong because
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Contents Company Description Ecolab Inc. develops the chemicals and services for cleaning‚ pest elimination‚ sanitizing‚ and maintenance1. The company provides water‚ hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect clean water‚ safe food‚ abundant energy and healthy environment. The cleaning and sanitizing for domestic market and international market makes up 52% of sales in 20122. Ecolab Inc. belongs to materials based on GICS and chemicals sub-industry. Due to S&P 500‚ the company is in
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What are some of the key challenges facing HR Professionals in getting it right? 1. Competing‚ Staffing and Recruiting Globally Globalization the trend toward opening up foreign markets to international trade and investment Need to start operating in different geographical areas and adapt to different cultures and environments They need to know the knowledge and information on how to recruit international employees‚ speak their language Often involved in relocating managers/workers to other
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The SB Company entered into two transactions in which the company exchanged the assets with another asset. The journal entries for the transactions are as under: 1. The company exchanged equipment having a cost of $10‚000 with accumulated depreciation of $6‚000 and the fair value of equipment is $4‚600. The company paid $10‚000 in cash extra for new equipment. Therefore the cost of new equipment will be considered as the sum of fair value of old equipment of $4‚600 and cash of $10‚000. In
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4. What happens if sales volumes are lower or higher than expected as outlined at the end of the case? Base Case Sales Volume | 25‚000 | Number of options | 25‚000 | Number of Contracts | 25‚000 | Cost per participants | 1‚000 Euro | Option Strike Price | 1.22 | Forward Strike Price | 1.22 | | | Option Premium | 61 | | | Total Cost (USD) | | | USD Exchange Rate (USD/EUR) | | %Cover | Contracts | Options | 1.01 | 1.22 | 1.48 | 100% | 0% | 100% | $26‚775‚000 | $32‚025‚000
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Company Case Notes Cisco Systems: Solving Business Problems Through Collaboration Synopsis Cisco sells stuff to end-user consumers like you and me. It makes Linksys wireless routers that are in many homes. It also makes the trendy Flip video cameras. However‚ most of what Cisco sells is never seen by regular folks. Cisco is a tried and true business-to-business company. This case brings out the type of product that Cisco sells to businesses. But more importantly‚ it highlights the fact that Cisco
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difficult to come to a new country and start a new life from the beginning. In the essay “The Back of the Bus” written by Mary Mebane talks about a bus ride from North Carolina to South Carolina when the segregation laws were still in place. Mebane wrote this piece because she “wanted to show what it was like to live under legal segregation before the civil rights act of 1964” (Mebane‚ 167). On the other hand‚ the essay “Like Mexicans” written by Gary Soto‚ the author expresses how is to growing up
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Reading Comprehension Questions on Hayakawa’s “Bilingualism in America: English Should Be the Only Language” I. Based on your understanding of Hayakawa‚ answer the following questions: 1. Why does Hayakawa start his essay by mentioning Chinese and Japanese? Answer: I think the essay mentioning Chinese and Japanese want to explain because these two countries’ people can speak same language—English‚ it can Strengthen the communication between them then they get together and form Asian-American
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MBA 575: Case Study 5 Kayla Rodney The University of Northwestern Ohio CH 3: "Antar Automobile Company-Part 1: The Automation Project" Rob Dander‚ project manager in the Operation Research Department (ORD) was charged with managing a large computer project for Antar’s new manufacturing process. Dander was assigned three assistants to help with this project‚ all with different experience levels. The team was to function as a high-performance product development team‚ however they lacked
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