department store industry had reached maturity by 2004 and Kmart no longer possessed a clearly- defined position within that industry. Its primary competitors were Wal-Mart‚ Sears‚ Target‚ Kohl’s‚ and J. C. Penney‚ with secondary competitors in certain categories. J. C. Penney operated more than 1‚000 stores in all 50 states. Un-like Sears‚ the company chose not to locate in large shopping malls but to establish its discount stores in highly visible corner locations. By 1990‚ however‚ when Wal-Mart first
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to spend an additional RM227m on acquiring additional land for the Free Zone development. This paper starts with the definition of corporate governance and discussion about the Port Klang Free Zone scandal. The discussion included the review of Port Klang scandal‚ reasons and impact of the scandal to Malaysian. 2.0 Definition of Corporate Governance Corporate Governance refers to the way a corporation is governed. It is the technique by which companies are directed and managed. It means carrying
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Rationale For the purposes of this project‚ I have selected the television show called Scandal. Scandal is a highly charged politically devious show surrounding the highest valued employees of the White House. The show’s main character is named Olivia Pope who is quickly branded as a political “Fixer” that (with the help of a team of very loyal Lawyers and friends) that work to help high value clients menuver though their scandelous predicaments. Furthermore‚ she is quickly noted as the reason
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INTRODUCTION The idea of adding a major entertainment center to a shopping mall has been gaining popularity over the past few years. Several of these so called ’mega-malls ’ have been constructed in various regions of the country‚ with substantial square footage allocated to large-scale entertainment centers. The first major entertainment mall was probably the West Edmonton Mall in Alberta‚ Canada‚ which came complete with a full amusement park and indoor surfing. Some of the largest U.S. entertainment
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Principal Baggins Anytown High School Anytown‚ Connecticut Dear Principal Baggins‚ First and foremost I would like to say that I sympathize with your situation. It is a challenging one on a good day! On one hand‚ you have a dedicated‚ hard-working‚ deserving individual that has made a mistake that may affect all of the strenuous efforts she has put forth throughout her school years. Albeit only one mistake‚ it is a considerable one. On the other hand‚ you have another student equally dedicated
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Case Background/Summary A. The Company 1. Started by Walter Sullivan in 1983. The current site of operations is located at a busy urban highway intersection. Extensive renovation of the 30 yr. old building was done. 2. Walter Sullivan is well known in the community. 3. The company has both front-end (sales department) and back-end (service department) operations. 4. Sales department is composed of: a sales manager‚ seven salespeople‚ an office manager‚ and a secretary. 5. Service department
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What Went Wrong: Case Study of a Selected Corporate Scandal “In Texas‚ Robert Allen Stanford appeared to be yet another flamboyant billionaire. But in the breezy Caribbean money haven of Antigua‚ he was lord of an influential financial fief‚ decorated with a knighthood‚ courted by government officials and basking in the spotlight of sports and charity events on which he generously showered his fortune.” This quote from an article in The New York Times portrays the life of Mr. Stanford‚ owner of
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I. Introduction Tourism is travel for recreational‚ leisure or business purposes. People have always traveled‚ whether it is to conquer worlds‚ discover new places‚ for business or for pleasure. This need of man has consequently led to the development of different attractions whether man-made or natural. Recreation‚ it is a term that denotes the refreshment of one’s body or mind after work that stimulates amusement or play. People have become too busy to take out time to look within‚ no time
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issues and trends facing the selected industry in the U.S. http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/automobile_industry.as http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.26.546&rep=rep1&type=pdf For the Automobile industry to succeed‚ auto manufacturers have to manage large and complicated supply chains across many geographic regions‚ and track opportunities in different national markets. The cost competition‚ local manufacturing procedures‚ and final products continue to drive
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ultimately got him disbarred. The author will examine DA Nifong’s ethical decisions as they pertain to his job and the influence he had on the public along with the ethics of the involved individuals in the case. Introduction The problem to be investigated is the Duke Lacrosse scandal‚ which decimated a top collegiate athletic program and cast a negative shadow over one of the top academic universities. Duke University had one of the top men’s lacrosse programs in the county‚ which had won
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