deviate from industry standards and build their own custom technology that would better suit their needs. When is it a good idea for companies to take this alternative? What issues factor into that decision? Provide a discussion and some examples. 3. Although the new system has been quite successful‚ Pay-Pal has chosen not to license this technology to others‚ forgoing a potentially important revenue stream given the lack of good solutions to this problem. Why do you think PayPal chose not to sell
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“A Women’s Right to Equal Pay – Does the Equal Pay Act Work in a Women’s Favor?” Keisha L Boyd Total Compensation HRA-360-DL01_2011SP2 April 24‚ 2011 “A Women’s Right to Equal Pay – Does the Equal Pay Act Work in a Women’s Favor?” The issue of women and pay has stroke many controversies since time immemorial. Between the years 1950 and 1960‚ statistics show that men were getting between a percentage on 50 and 60 dollars more than the women were. It is also evident that most employers would
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Sport Obermeyer – Case Review In this case study we discuss the problems faced by Sport Obermeyer‚ a fashion skiwear manufacturer. Every year the company had to produce a new line of clothing according to the latest trends and fashions. The success of the company depended on how well Sports Obermeyer was able to predict market response to different styles and colors. Intense competition had made forecasting really difficult. The two scenarios that resulted were products in style sold out and the
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Case Study Microlite S.A.: The Pan-Orient Decision Abstract Microlite S.A. which is located in Brazil was the largest producer of batteries in South America with a mighty 55% share of the Brazilian battery market. Top Management had decided to shut down all but one out of three of the dry cell battery factories in Guarulhos. This opened up the chance for Luiz Pinto‚ manager of Microlite’s battery factory in Jaboatão‚ to take over this market share and do further investments in his company. This
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Case study # 1 Problem definition: SAT score as one of student selection criteria and its weight needs to be revised Problem justification: Positives about SAT score; SAT score are valid predictors of how well a person will do in college. “According to people who design the SAT” SATs tap intelligence and employers want intelligent job applicants Concerns about SAT score “from Alix point of view”; The quality of high schools varies greatly‚ so that the level of student performance that
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Sleight DA‚ Mavis BE. Study skills and academic performance among second-year medical students in problem-based learning Med Educ Online [serial online] 2006;11:23 Available from http://www.med-ed-online.org Study Skills and Academic Performance among Second-Year Medical Students in Problem-Based Learning Deborah A. Sleight‚ PhD and Brian E. Mavis‚ PhD Office of Medical Education Research and Development College of Human Medicine‚ Michigan State University East Lansing‚ MI‚ USA Abstract Purpose:
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Racism or just punishment‚ that is the question in this case study. Did the school give proper punishment to Angela Kim? After suffering from alleged discrimination from classmates and her teachers‚ Angela Kim lashed out by rubbing poison ivy on the chair of her teacher. The school suspended the student for seven days. The districts policy defines a weapon as a gun‚ knife‚ dangerous object‚ or chemical (Hoy & Miskel‚ 2008‚ p. 35). This school policy allowed the principal to suspend the student up
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When starting a business rather small or large one must establish a pay structure. A pay rate is established by conducting surveys which provides specific wage rates for specific jobs. Formal written questionnaire surveys are the most comprehensive‚ but telephone surveys and newspaper ads are also sources of information. Other Sources of surveys are consulting firms‚ professional associations and government agencies. Once your surveys are complete a job evaluation which is a systematic comparison
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Decision Making Case Study Introduction This case discusses Office Raymond Ripley who used force and carried out police pursuit against the new policy that has been introduced by the department that has prohibited pursuits in cases where there is no sign of violent felony crime and the public being put in danger or a situation that would justify the potential liability and danger. Central Issues The first central issue that could be found in this story is that Deputy Raymond “Racin’ Ray” Ripley
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The selection that makes a more effective argument is selection 1 " Lochner v. New York Decision" because it not only give strong evidence it also states that this is the man is a second time offender. As stated in the selection "after having been therefore convicted of a violation of the same act‚ and therefore‚ as averred‚ he committed the crime or misdemeanor‚ second offense." It also says that somebody who work passed the maximum number of hours wouldn’t develop any health problems‚ but it states
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