Should students be allowed to leave school during lunch time? Students should be allowed to leave the premises during school hours. If students are in a safe town and have minor limitations on where they go‚ then most would enjoy the experience without being in danger. Of course‚ there would be a time set by the school in which students must return to the premises. I also think that only students of year 10 or above should be allowed out (with their parents’ permission). This would give them freedom
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Costco Case Questions 09/26/2013 Question 1: Competition in the North American wholesale club industry is high‚ with Costco being its leader at 56% of the market share. Main ways to compete are lower prices‚ more efficient operations‚ and reduced labor and overhead costs as well. Some of the clubs do the bare minimum in advertising while others‚ like BJ’s‚ spend more money on it (special Christmas radio advertisement and such). Out of the five competitive forces‚ the strongest is the rivalry between
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Nike has become one of those global companies targeted by a broad range of campaigning pressure groups and journalists as a symbolic representation of the business in society. In Nike ’s case‚ the issues are those of human rights and conditions for workers in factories in developing countries. In the face of constant accusations‚ Nike has developed a considered response but the criticism of Nike still continues. Nike produces footwear‚ clothing‚ equipment and accessory products for the sports and
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Operating in an Uncontrolled Environment In his New York Times essay‚ “Where Sweatshops are a Dream‚” writer Nicholas Kristof described the horrible living conditions of the people in Phnom Penh. Kristof writes that many who work in sweatshops believe that having a factory job is a way out of poverty and not as dangerous as working a dump. He opens the essay by describing the awful and gruesome living and working conditions in Phnom Penh. Kristof implies that the Democrats and the Americans are
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1. In referring to the opening profile and the closing case for this chapter‚ discuss the challenges regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) that companies in the apparel business face in its supply chains around the world. In today’s globalized economy‚ the challenge in engaging in CSR is in keeping costs low while at the same time keeping profits high and shareholders happy. With the implementation of a CSR strategy‚ Milton Friedman’s theory of maximizing shareholders’ profits as a company’s
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Questions and Case Problem 1. It is well established that the U.S. Court has the territorial jurisdiction to apply‚ the plaintiff will have to prove to the Court how the conduct of the defendant has an impact on the U.S. market and how their behavior was unlawful based on the Sherman Act. If the plaintiff will be able to prove that the Slobovian’s cartel rejecting the purchasing of the goom mine has a negative effect on the U.S. customers‚ then the Sherman Act can be applied. The U.S. State in
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The Keystone Pipeline Debate Before one can form an opinion on whether the Keystone Pipeline should or should not be built‚ they should first know what it is‚ and hear both sides of the argument. The Keystone Pipeline System is an oil pipeline system in Canada and the United States‚ commissioned since 2010. It runs from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in Alberta to refineries in Illinois and Texas‚ and also to oil tank farms and oil pipeline distribution center in Cushing‚ Oklahoma. Three
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Questions for the Merck Case Create a decision tree for Merck. The 2 leftmost branches would identify the alternatives related to licensing Davarink (specifically license versus not to license). Next‚ if Merck decides to pursue license‚ they go into phase I which results in a success‚ or failure. Phase I success is followed by phase II where Merck has the opportunity to develop the drug to treat depression alone‚ weight loss alone‚ or both‚ or contemplate phase II failure. Finally phase
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1 The Promise and Perils of Globalization: The Case of Nike1 Richard M. Locke Alvin J. Siteman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Political Science MIT 1 This case was prepared for the Sloan School of Management’s 50th Anniversary celebration and should be read in conjunction with “A Note on Corporate Citizenship.” This case was prepared with the active involvement and research assistance of the following Sloan MBA students: Vanessa Chammah‚ Brian Curtis‚ Elizabeth Fosnight‚ Archana Kalegaonkar
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JUST FOR FEET‚ INC. CASE STUDY QUESTIONS 1) Prepare common-sized balance sheets and income statements for Just for Feet for the period 1996-1998. Also compute key liquidity‚ solvency‚ activity‚ and profitability ratios for 1997-1998. Given these data‚ comment on what you believe were the high-risk financial statement items for the 1998 Just for Feet audit. 2) Just for Feet operated large‚ high-volume retail stores. Identify internal control risks common to such businesses. How should these
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